Is it normal for 60-year-olds to have fine stool?

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60 years old fine stool is normal, need to judge according to the actual situation.

Is it normal for 60-year-olds to have fine stool?

With the growth of age, 60 years old anal sphincter function gradually degenerate, anal diameter may become smaller, will cause stool thinning. If the elderly do not accompany other abnormal symptoms, generally considered normal, no special treatment.

If the elderly stool thinning at the same time, but also accompanied by other symptoms, such as hematochezia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc., then consider abnormal, may be hemorrhoids, intestinal polyps, rectal cancer and other diseases caused by the need to further improve rectal digital examination, colonoscopy, histopathological examination, etc., to confirm the diagnosis.



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