Three bowel movements per day to three per week is considered the normal range. What's more important than frequency is the ease with which you move your bowels. If you need to push or strain, something is off â moving your bowels should take no more effort than urinating or passing gas.
At the rear surface of the talus, there is a large bony process with two prominent projections; one at the inner end called the medial tubercle and one at the outer side called the lateral tubercle. In some individuals, the medial tubercle is unusually large and is known as the Process of Stieda.
Steatorrhea is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may be bulky and difficult to flush, have a pale and oily appearance and can be especially foul-smelling. An oily anal leakage or some level of fecal incontinence may occur. There is increased fat excretion, which can be measured by determining the fecal fat level. The definition of how much fecal fat constitutes steatorrhea has not been standardized.