Question 1

i have been vomiting this morn and it strongly smells like feces it was a dark orange colour i dont know whether to get see a doctor?

Accepted Answer

Yes: When vomit smells like feces, then you should go to the ER to confirm that you don't have some type of intestinal obstruction. I would definitely go to an ER or urgent care

Question 2

orange colour stool is normal?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered normal. Only rarely does stool color indicate a potentially serious intestinal condition.

Question 3

why would you have orange, oily stool?

Accepted Answer

From food?: Submit stool for blood and ? Colonoscopy.

Question 4

what causes orange globules in my stool?

Accepted Answer

Greasy vs. mucusy?: Are you seeing oily stools with floating oil droplets (which implies fat maldigestion from use of dietary fat blockers, pancreatic and/or biliary disease, small bowel malabsorption, or excessive dietary fat intake) vs mucusy stool (due to a range of conditions from inflammatory, infectious, ischemic, or "functional" due to rectal dysfunction, colon delay, or irritable bowel syndrome)?  Need tests.

Question 5

why would i have dark orange oily stool?

Accepted Answer

Fat droplet in stool: The amount, color, frequency of stool varies with foods, speed of emptying of the GI tract, medications ; supplements ingested, gut flora (unique for each individual), additives (like blood), subtractions (like absent bile), infection, inflammation, ; other factors.  You are describing steatorrhea--due to maldigestion, pancreatic insufficiency, ingestion of olestra or orlistat, high fat intake...

Question 6

what does a brown orange stool indicate?

Accepted Answer

Orange stool: Orange stool can be related to rapid transit time through the colon, Liver / gall bladder disease, bile obstruction, inadequate bile production,  Foods ( carrots, orange food color, sweet potatoes, winter squash, turnip greens, kale,) &amp; medications(aluminum hydroxide/ beta carotene).

Question 7

what is wrong when your stool is orange and runny?

Accepted Answer

We are what we eat: The orange color can be from your diet or medications - if this happens rarely it is something you are eating and i would not worry about it

if this is a regular issue then it is something that needs to be checked out

good luck!

Question 8

what should you do if you have orange stool? how do you treat this?

Accepted Answer

Tx depends on reason: Orange stool can be related to rapid transit time through the colon, Liver / gall bladder disease, bile obstruction, inadequate bile production,  Foods ( carrots, orange food color, sweet potatoes, winter squash, turnip greens, kale,) &amp; medications(aluminum hydroxide/ beta carotene).

Question 9

i have oily orange stool with no major changes to my diet. should i be concerned.

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: See your doctor to discuss this. Sometimes stool can change from diet, medications, infection, or other problem. Good luck.

Question 10

if i had my gallbadder out and now i'm having orange stool that is oiley what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Fat malabsorption : Oily stool that floats is classic for malabsorption. This is usually more indicative of chronic pancreatic disorders than gallbladder issues. Talk to your doctor about having some tests done to see if you are truly not absorbing.

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I have been vomiting this morn and it strongly smells like feces it was a dark orange colour i dont know whether to get see a doctor?

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Orange colour stool is normal?

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Why would you have orange, oily stool?

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What causes orange globules in my stool?

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Why would i have dark orange oily stool?

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What does a brown orange stool indicate?

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What is wrong when your stool is orange and runny?

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What should you do if you have orange stool? how do you treat this?

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I have oily orange stool with no major changes to my diet. should i be concerned.

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If i had my gallbadder out and now i'm having orange stool that is oiley what does that mean?

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