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Posted 3/31/2012 10:59 PM (GMT 0)
It's been so long with this disease I can barely remember whats normal. So I just went to the bathroom and it was a huge stool, very normal looking and very very large. At the end there aws some diahrea however it was not liquid it was on this scale: http://www.journey-with-crohns-disease.com/images/350px-Bristol_Stool_Chart.png

it was a Type 4 that transitioned into a Type 5 by the end. Is this fine? Is this cause for concern
Posted 4/1/2012 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
I have found that stool consistency is not an especially reliable measure of UC activity. I was surprised to find significant active colitis during my last scope despite having relatively reasonable stool frequency (2-3 per day) and consistency. I am very alert to any indication of bleeding, but I do not pay too much attention to consistency.
Posted 4/1/2012 3:04 AM (GMT 0)
It sounds to me like you laid a pretty good deuce.

I wouldn't question a really large poo too much as long as you don't have any other symptoms. I tend to go largely on smell.

I've got one of those stool charts in my bathroom and my kids always ask me to rate my poop as I walk out of the john. It's fun for a good laugh from time to time.

J

Post Edited (JayGuitar) : 4/1/2012 7:00:33 AM (GMT-6)

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