Small Round Stools Constipation

Stool that can t be expelled fecal impaction.

Small round stools constipation.

When to see your doctor having small stools from time to time is usually nothing to worry about. However the stool can also appear as a solid piece that looks as though it consists of pebbles. Constipation is usually caused by a lack of fiber in your diet or not. While they may be small these hard.

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. Intestine that protrudes from the anus rectal prolapse. A large or hard stool can cause tiny tears in the anus. Constipation is a condition in which a person has uncomfortable or infrequent bowel movements.

People often pass pebble poop in small hard separate lumps. 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. 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.