When questioned on admission about bowel habits, a patient tells a nurse that he frequently has loose stools three or four times a day and that his warning is a feeling of urgency. The nurse most correctly document the patient's statement as:
A) "Has three to four liquid stools/day accompanied by flatus."
B) "Has multiple bouts of diarrhea and cramping."
C) "Has a few loose stools every day with loss of continence."
D) "Has three to four episodes of tenesmus with watery stools per day."
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