Hello.
Thanks for the query to HCM.
Let me explain one thing , whatever we eat will come out after digestion i.e. if you eat pungent smelling food that will smell like foul smell .So first of all note down that ,if any change in your diet.
Now bowel movements 3-5 times in a day , may be due to .
1 Irritable bowel syndrome , diagnosis can be confirmed by
MRI and physical examination by a physician.
2 Amoebic
colitis is the second most common cause of such symptoms . Diagnosis can be confirmed by stool examination for enamoeba histolica.
Physical examination also find out palpable intestine.As you mentioned that stool is sticky , so this may be due to mucus and this is common in amoebic colitis.
3 As you mentioned that color of stool is CLAY type , this is a cause of concern so get in blood for serum
bilirubin and
sgot , sgpt for
liver function test . As sometimes liver don't produce sufficient amount of enzymes , which develop such type of
indigestion and foul smelling stool.Diagnosis can be confirmed by
ultrasound of liver with liver function test.
In my opinion this is a concerning and deal as above mentioned .
Good luck.
Dr. HET