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I'm 36. lately stool looks different every day... no blood but some days it's smaller, shorter, thinner and other days longer or thicker. sometimes feel like anus doesn't relax/close after bm. could anxiety cause this?

Q: i'm 36. lately stool looks different every day... no blood but some days it's smaller, shorter, thinner and other days longer or thicker. sometimes feel like anus doesn't relax/close after bm. could anxiety cause this?

: All this sounds like normal variation in colonic function and defecation. Or maybe irritable bowel syndrome. Almost certainly nothing dangerous.

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All this sounds like normal variation in colonic function and defecation. Or maybe irritable bowel syndrome. Almost certainly nothing dangerous.

Answered 9/12/2023

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A member asked:

I'm 36. lately stool looks different every day... no blood but some days it's smaller, shorter, thinner and other days longer or thicker. sometimes feel like anus doesn't relax/close after bm. could anxiety cause this?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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