When defecating, dry first, soft later, and then diarrhea. What's going on?

1. Poor eating habits

If you ingest too much cold and greasy food, it may stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and cause its burden to increase, which will cause the stool to dry and then soft and then diarrhea.

2. Gastrointestinal dysfunction

Gastrointestinal dysfunction may lead to changes in the shape and regularity of stool, manifested as dry and then soft, diarrhea, etc.

3. Gastroenteritis

Gastroenteritis is an inflammatory reaction of the gastrointestinal mucosa, which can cause abnormal intestinal motility, resulting in dry and soft stool, diarrhea and other symptoms.