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What causes alternating stool caliber, shape? can anxiety cause this? sometimes bowel movement it's an even log shape, sometimes it's mushy pile, etc?
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Anxiety has a definite effect on the bowels. It can both speed up or slow down fecal matter transit through the intestinal tract causing different shapes of stool. Of course other factors like food intolerance, intestinal tract infections can cause looser BM's. Lack of fiber or certain medications can slow stool transit.
Answered 9/19/2023
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