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If you are on purely liquid, will you have a bowel movement?

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No: There will be a small amount of secretion and material from bacterial growth in the colon but the volume will be miniscule and more like cloudy water at the most. Fiber and other material in the diet contributes the main bulk to the feces.

Dr Jacobson agreed

Answered 8/18/2018

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