Is It Normal To Have Clear Stools For 12 Days?

Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2014

Question: Is it normal to have clear stools for 12 days?

Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Additional information required

Detailed Answer:
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Dear Mr XXXX

The color and consistency of stools depends on the following factors

1. Type of food consumed
2. Quantity of food consumed
3. Quantity of fluid consumed
4. Presence of any coexisting intestinal pathology like infective diarrhoea

Going by your information provided clear watery stools for 12 days will require further assessment to rule out infective cause.

It would be helpful if you could provide me with the following additional information

1. Do you have any other associated gastrointestinal symptoms like pain in abdomen or vomiting?
2. Are the bowel movements explosive and associated with pain while passing stools ?
3. What is color of stools
4. How many bowel movements you experience per day
5. Are you experiencing any weakness ?
6. Are you in any medication ?
7. Are you having fever ?

Further opinion will be possible after you get back to me with the additional information . Awaiting your response

Wishing you great Health

Best regards
Dr Deepak Kaltari
Consultant Surgeon

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E