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Half of my 4 year old's poop is solid and the other half is mushy, is this normal? the mushy part looks like dog poop...

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Family :): short of many other issues, would suggest continue to talk to pediatrician. frequently, other mom's, grand ma, neighbors can help with perspective of children's "normal" or other variants behavior

Answered 3/30/2015

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