Symptom: Loose stool
Loose stool: Looseness of the stool in bowel motions
Introduction: Loose stool is usually a form of diarrhea and many conditions causing loose stool will be listed under diarrhea. It may also be related to watery stool (also within the spectrum of diarrhea). Medically, the definition of diarrhea usually includes loose stool or watery stool, and similarly, hard stool is really a form of constipation.
More details about diarrhea are available in the discussion of diarrhea as a disease.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Loose stool:
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Symptoms related to Loose stool: diarrhea (130), stool symptoms (173), watery stool (15), constipation (45), bowel motion symptoms
Loose stool type of: Diarrhea (130), Stool symptoms (173)
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Possible causes of symptom: Loose stool: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Loose stool as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Diarrhea
- Watery stool
- See also causes of diarrhea or watery stool
Conditions listing symptoms: Loose stool: The following list of conditions have 'Loose stool' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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