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Loose stools are bowel movements that appear softer than normal. Learn what causes stools to be watery, mushy, or shapeless, and learn how to treat them.
Loose stools are unusually watery bowel movements. Causes may include gastrointestinal infections, ulcerative colitis, and thyroid problems, among others.
Your diet can lead to typically temporary changes in poop color or shape, but so can a range of health conditions that cause poop to be pale or dark, turn green, become runny, or contain mucus. Keeping an eye on the color, shape, and texture of poop can help you to know when there is a change.
Loose stools can be caused by diet but can also be caused by viruses, medication, or chronic conditions. Learn more about the causes and fixes of loose stool.
A change in bowel habits is any departure from what counts as normal when it comes to how your stools look or how often you have a bowel movement (poop). Slight changes usually aren’t a big deal. But major changes may signal that you need to adjust some parts of your lifestyle to live healthier.
Diarrhea — loose, watery and possibly more-frequent passage of stool — is a common problem. Sometimes, it's the only symptom of a condition. At other times, it may be associated with other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or weight loss.
A normal bowel movement consists of well-formed, soft, brown stools that usually sink and are easy to pass. Healthy bowel movements occur anywhere from three times a week to three times a day. Variations in stool frequency and consistency can also be normal.