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A 14 year old male came to diagnostic clinic for a second opinion concerning loose stools and abdominal pain.
He had had several months of loose stools up to 5-7 times/day which were described as loose and pudding-like without undigested food or blood. He said that sometimes his stool seemed to float on top of the toilet water and smelled bad, but this was not consistent.
About 2-3 months ago he began having abdominal pain that occurred several times per week. Some episodes woke him at night. These could make him cry but he was consolable.