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About Diarrhea Jul 25, 2005 One of the signs is diarrhea for over a week, does that mean every day for over a week or a couple times during that week, can you elaborate on it for me? |
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 The definition of diarrhea is not very specific since normal stool frequency in western countries can range from 2-3 stools/day to 2-3/week. Stool volume is also a factor as is what has been an individual's own stool volume and frequency. Diarrhea is sometimes defined more on stool volume (ie > 300 grams/day0. KH | ||||||||
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