feces (stool)

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Laboratory

Normal stool volume:

  • < 200 mL (200 g)/day in USA
  • 400 mL/day in rural Africa

Normal stool fat: < 7 grams/day

Normal stool protein: < 2.5 g/day (protein nitrogen)

Normal stool composition:

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References

  1. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 291