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10 year old has loose stools and diarrhoea constantly

very concerned and my son is anxious for me to reslove, I am keen to sort his diet first. he loves yoghurts , milk products, poor for fibre, drinks lots of water, not great for veg and fruit . any suggestions would be appreciated
Sinead
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will try that, thanks
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Welcome to the gastroenterology community!  He might be lactose intolerant; I would recommend eliminating 100% of all lactose from his diet (no milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, yogurt) for 2 weeks to see if it helps.
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