If you're passing fluffy, mushy, pieces of poop with ragged edges, that's diarrhea. It's a sign that your food is making a rapid trip through your digestive tract, giving your colon too little time to absorb fluid and form firmer stools. You could have a viral infection such as norovi...
Medium brown, sausage-shaped, soft but firm:This is a classic example of a healthy stool. It’s easy to pass and holds its shape without being too hard or too soft. Slightly softer, with some texture:A stool that is soft but still has some texture and form is also considered healthy....
As set forth in Table IV below, infants fed breast milk have stools that can be described as between watery (rank of 1) and slightly above loose/mushy (rank of 2). In the five point scale used to evaluate stool consistency whereby; watery=1, loose/mushy=2, soft=3, formed=4 and ...
The enteral formula of the instant invention provides a positive advantage to the infant. The clinical studies which were conducted and reported herein evidence the unexpected advantages of the instant invention. An additional aspect of the present invention is the overall balance of nutrient interaction...
(rank of 1) and slightly above loose/mushy (rank of 2). In the five point scale used to evaluate stool consistency whereby; watery=1, loose/mushy=2, soft=3, formed=4 and hard=5, a difference of 0.3 to 0.4 accompanied by a shift in stool category (i.e., soft to formed) is ...