My ileostomy output is sometimes thick, sometimes thin, and sometimes like water. I'm used to that, and I know that foods can affect the consistency. But I have also noticed that sometimes the output seems what I might call "blended" -- a smooth consistency -- but a lot of times it just seems like chunks of various-sized pieces in a watery base. Is that typical? Has anybody else experienced this?

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