Small Round Stools Constipation

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Small round stools constipation. Pebble or pellet bowel movements aren t usually a reason to worry but they likely mean stool is moving through your intestines at a slower pace than usual. Constipation is usually caused by a lack of fiber in your diet or not. When to see your doctor having small stools from time to time is usually nothing to worry about. People often pass pebble poop in small hard separate lumps.

Both types are a sign of constipation. A large or hard stool can cause tiny tears in the anus. While narrow or pencil thin stool is not always a sign of constipation it may be if your poop doesn t normally look that way. Intestine that protrudes from the anus rectal prolapse.

Chronic constipation may cause an accumulation of hardened stool that gets stuck in your intestines. A small number of people with constipation or thin stools have an underlying condition that compresses or narrows the colon or rectum such as colon polyps diverticulitis inflammatory bowel disease or colon cancer. Generally a person is considered to be constipated when bowel movements result in passage of small amounts of hard dry stool usually fewer than three times a week.