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Hard stool

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Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Hard stool

When parents mention Hard stool they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
Stomach achesOften4 mentions
Bloody stoolOften1 mention
Difficult bowel movementOften1 mention

Characteristics of Hard stool

Hard stool starts at the following ages...

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How common is Hard stool?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 29.54% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Hard stool.

Percentage of kids with Hard stool by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 474 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Hard stool “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

4%

19 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

11%

48 mentions
Weekly

18%

79 mentions
Monthly

19%

84 mentions
Annually

7%

31 mentions
A Few / Several Times

14%

64 mentions
Once

3%

15 mentions
Never

24%

106 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

4%

19 mentions
Severe

5%

23 mentions
Moderate

21%

97 mentions
Mild

25%

120 mentions
Not at All

45%

214 mentions

Care of Hard stool

Less common approaches...

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Fiber gummies
Positive
4 of 5
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2MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350)
Neutral
3 of 5
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Discussion of Hard stool

What was your approach to Hard stool? What were the results?

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