Question 1

i have been having light brown poop all week?

Accepted Answer

Pale stool color: Bile & your gut's bacterial flora account in large part for color & volume of stool. Absence of bile results in pale (acholic) stool. Lots of other things also affect stool appearance: ingested foods, medications (peptobismol, antacids), swallowed blood or bleeding from gut, infection/antibiotics, inflammation, maldigestion, & the amount of mucus mixed with stool, as well as transit time of food.

Question 2

light brown poop with white stuff in it and left side pain. what can it be?

Accepted Answer

Colitis?: Is this new?  Any fevers?  And what's the consistency - normal or loose?  This could be an infection if new, or an inflammatory bowel condition if more chronic.

Question 3

i'm 4 months pregnant and in the past week or two noticed that i have light brown poop is this a problem am i sick should i talk to my doctor?

Accepted Answer

No: It's normal for poop to be all sorts of colors and textures.  Light brown is totally normal and is likely related to what you consumed (ate).  If you have a fever or watery diarrhea, those would be reasons to see your doctor.  Otherwise, change in color of poop is okay.

Question 4

i've have a scrotal hernia since 10 or younger and now i'm 20 now i have light brown floating poop and dizziness and foggy vision when i lay down for ?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely related but: ...in answer to at least one of your concerns: Stool floats in part when it contains a lot of air or gas. Diet plays a considerable role in stool composition, but additional roles here are played by your bacterial flora, the effectiveness of food digestion and absorption, GI transit time, more. Exposures? Travel? Persistently altered bowel habits deserve medical attention &amp; evaluation please.

Question 5

fainting feeling when standing after laying down muscle twitches when relax and breathlessness feeling light brown stinky floating poop?

Accepted Answer

Dizzy: Suspect you are volume depleted and potassium may be low. See your Dr.

Question 6

why do i sometimes poop light brown to yellow poop? should i be concerned or is this diet related? i pooped this morning and the day before i ate pineapple, strawberries, and kiwis. earlier that day i ate eggs and orange juice?

Accepted Answer

: Light colored or yellow stools is usually due to fat being present in the stools.  The cause is fat malabsorption in the upper GI system.  Gallbladder dysfunction and pancreatic dysfunction may be the cause.  Most of the time it is harmless if it occurs only occasionally.

Question 7

my stomach hurts not cramping and i have light brown airy smelly poop. doesn't mater the temp on our water even just a sip causes excruciating pain, also under my chest my stomach gets hard as a rock. it progressively getting worse.

Accepted Answer

ER-now: your symptoms suggest a severe abdominal/gastric/intestinal  inflammation. I suggest immediate ER evaluation, diagnosis and treatment

Question 8

scrotal hernia since 10 and now 20 with light brown floating stinky poop dizziness foggy vision standing after laying down muscle spasm is it serious?

Accepted Answer

Check it out: Symptoms are probably not related to hernia. Sounds as if something else going on.  Se your doctor for an evaluation.

Question 9

what does brown string in poops indicate?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: If  all of your poops are thin and stringy, you need to get checked. If you had only one poop that  seemed to have something like a brown string but you are fine now, it is most likely something you ate.

 If this experience of a brown string keeps on happening, someone needs to make sure you don't have parasites or something blocking your poops so that they are thinner.

Question 10

is dark brown poop normal?

Accepted Answer

: That is probably the most common color of stool. Yes, it is normal.

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I have been having light brown poop all week?

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Light brown poop with white stuff in it and left side pain. what can it be?

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I'm 4 months pregnant and in the past week or two noticed that i have light brown poop is this a problem am i sick should i talk to my doctor?

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I've have a scrotal hernia since 10 or younger and now i'm 20 now i have light brown floating poop and dizziness and foggy vision when i lay down for ?

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Fainting feeling when standing after laying down muscle twitches when relax and breathlessness feeling light brown stinky floating poop?

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Why do i sometimes poop light brown to yellow poop? should i be concerned or is this diet related? i pooped this morning and the day before i ate pineapple, strawberries, and kiwis. earlier that day i ate eggs and orange juice?

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My stomach hurts not cramping and i have light brown airy smelly poop. doesn't mater the temp on our water even just a sip causes excruciating pain, also under my chest my stomach gets hard as a rock. it progressively getting worse.

A member asked:

Scrotal hernia since 10 and now 20 with light brown floating stinky poop dizziness foggy vision standing after laying down muscle spasm is it serious?

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What does brown string in poops indicate?

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Is dark brown poop normal?

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