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Incomplete defection

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ben_19531
ben_19531

So for the last couple months I've gone to the bathroom I can get most of it out in the morning but for the next few hours I can feel that I hadn't gotten it all out and I then use the bathroom 2-3 more times and can only get out diareah. My stools in the morning vary greatly, sometimes they are flat, sometimes they are really big and round but come out in broken pieces, other times it's thin and really soft and mushy. Anybody have any idea what this could be?? Thanks 

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  • fixmystomach
    fixmystomach ben_19531

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    Hi Ben, 

    Without taking a full history it is difficult to give you an accurate picture of what is going on. BUT, from the symptoms you describe it sounds like you have a classic case of dysbiosis, or an imbalance of the bacteria (flora) inside your gut. 

    Probiotics MAY help. but it's likely you will need to remove the overgrowth of bugs first. 

    I recommend you take a stool test to check your bacteria make up and for anything untoward such as parasites. 

    Hope this helps, 

    Thanks

    Reece

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