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I eat a low fat diet but my stools float

A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Andrew Lipton
Holistic Medicine 32 years experience
Diet change: Yes, any change in diet can change color and consistency of stool.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
What you described is not a cause for concern. Try to lose weight which is essential for reversing the fatty change. Wish you good health!
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Uyeda
General Surgery 47 years experience
Actually lower: The better. But this is only temporizing measure. If you have gallstones, change in diet will not resolve them, but cholecystectomy is definitive cu... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Denny Rodenberg
General Surgery 33 years experience
Drop a gallstone?: Sounds like a myth. Gallstones can take years to soften with medications. Passing one typically makes one suffer far more, and can create more compl... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mazen Kherallah
Infectious Disease 36 years experience
May help: It is crystallization of cholesterol and calcium salts that can result in the formation of gallbladder sludge (debris). It can grow to form gallstones... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Su Fairchild
Integrative Medicine 26 years experience
See GI: See your PCP or gastroenterologist ASAP! You may need an ultrasound of your abdomen as well as other tests. You may need digestive enzymes.
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Earle
General Surgery 33 years experience
Yes: The low fat diet is helpful only if fatty foods exacerbate the symptoms. A low fat diet does nothing to prevent problems with gallstones. If you're ha... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Doctor can check: Upper abdominal pain can be from "acid" pains, such as a stomach ulcer, just gastritis with no ulcer, or reflux (heartburn). Pains after eating fatty ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Seema Patel
Holistic Medicine 29 years experience
Fats are essential: Good fats are critical for health. Your brain operates on fat, not glucose like the rest of the body. Naturally occurring vegetarian fats such as nu... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Fried
Nutrition 38 years experience
Depends: low fat doesn't necessarily mean low calorie. In order to lose weight- your intake in calories must be less than your expenditure- Activity- helps wit... Read More
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