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Flat stool with lax a day powder
A 30-year-old male asked:

Dr. Michael Finkelsteinanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
I would: increase fiber and fluids for hydration of stool and if the change in stool persists see a GI doc to look at colon
4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. Nayana Trivedianswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Not Turmeric: Turmeric has anti inflammatory and Anticancer properties. Take 1 tsf daily you can add to vegetable or cooked food. The color of stool you described i... Read More
2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 19-year-old male asked:

Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 62 years experience
Black stool: Peptobismol,if you took it, can cause black stool. Otherwise bleeding from the upper gi tract(stomach,duodenum) is a cause of black stool. Your physic... Read More
3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Stool: Possible the black could be the product if took alot and it is the "chocolate type" . Ususally you get red blood on stools after constipation, but bl... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:

Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Functional?: It may be that this is all a component of the irritable bowel, which is a functional disorder, or some other in identified functional disorder. Could ... Read More
2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Hamsa Jayarajanswered
Internal Medicine 55 years experience
Multiple causes: How long did you have flat stools?
Any other symptoms?
Irritable bowel syndrome can cause flat stools for a long time.
337 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Vernon Bartonanswered
General Practice 53 years experience
It depends, see belo: If this is a new change in the stool shape, it may just be an enlarged hemorrhoid. If you have had babies, it could be scarring of your anal canal.
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 50-year-old male asked:

Dr. Sonja Stiller-martinanswered
Emergency Medicine 27 years experience
See your doctor: If you have had a recent change in your stools-such as described- it may be time to have a colonoscopy and rectal exam to ensure there is nothing comp... Read More
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 52-year-old male asked:

Dr. Christopher Khorsandianswered
Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Unlikely: Pale stool usually comes from a lack of bile production. If you are having this regularly, i would seek out the help of a gastroenterologist.
4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old male asked:

Dr. Ryan Phasoukanswered
Family Medicine 19 years experience
Diarrhea: Diarrhea can range from very mild to severe. For severe diarrhea and associated symptoms, i would recommend going to either the emergency room or urg... Read More
4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Your anus has transiently formed a nozzle that produces the shape, likely due to past injury by an anal fissure and or intermittent localized swelling... Read More
Answered Apr 02, 2022
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