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Rectal losses
| Normal losses | |||
| Frequency of stools per 24 hrs (n=88) | Median 10 (range: 2–20) | ||
| Volume of losses per 24 hrs (n=72) | Median 1.95l (range: 0.1–5l) | 0.15l | |
| Electrolyte losses in stool | Sodium (n=68) | Mean 119.2mmol/l (range: 14–250mmol/l) | <30mmol/l |
| Potassium (n=73) | Mean 36.0mmol/l (range: 2.5–191mmol/l) | 55–75mmol/l | |
| Chloride (n=53) | Mean 119.0mmol/l (range: 41–302mmol/l) | <30mmol/l | |
