Question 1

i am having a fissure and am taking castophene which easens my stool movement drmatically. is it fine to consume this medicine on alternate days and for how long? is it habit forming and does phenolphthalein have adverse effects?

Accepted Answer

: Please ask your treating doctor to evaluate your condition and the medicaments that you are using.  This condition needs to be managed professionally.

Question 2

has anyone used phenolphthalein as laxative?

Accepted Answer

Yes. : In fact testing for this used to be necessary.

Question 3

why is my stool so dark?

Accepted Answer

Several possibilitie: Stool can be dark from iron pills pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) or foods like spinach. Black tarry stools may indicate bleeding from the stomach area and should be checked right away.

Question 4

darker than normal stool.

Accepted Answer

Depends: If melena (black, tarry) this may represent bleeding. Otherwise likely a consequence of what you consumed.

Question 5

which colour stool is normal?

Accepted Answer

Let me explain: Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that digests fats — in your stool. As bile pigments travel through your gastrointestinal tract, they are chemically altered by enzymes — changing the pigments from green to brown.

Question 6

why is my stool always loose?

Accepted Answer

Well ask your doctor: Many causes for this.  Some are serious.  So go see your doc.  Regular means regular formed stools daily.  If not = consult a doc.

Question 7

what causes stool to be black?

Accepted Answer

Black Stool: can be related to taking medications (like pepto bismal). If the stool is black, stinky and sticky - it may be due to rectal bleeding (melena). If that is the case - it should be promptly medically evaluated. Take care.

Question 8

mocus on stool? is that normal?

Accepted Answer

Not normal but: Likely not serious or it could be a sign of ibd/ inflammmatory bowel disease. See ur pcp or GI for work up. Take care!   http://ibdcrohns.About.Com/od/relatedconditions/f/mucusstool.Htm.

Question 9

what causes stool to fall apart?

Accepted Answer

Rapid transit: If the stool transits rapidly through the intestines, less fluid will be resorbed. This will lead to wet stool which is soft. It may fall apart after entering water in toilet bowl.

Question 10

transit time for beets in stools?

Accepted Answer

Variable per patient: Bowel frequency  in america varies from 3 movements daily to 1 every three to four days. Much of this variablity is dependent on colonic transit. As measured by sitz marker study (a capsule that releases 24 plastic rings in the stomach that then are recorded by x-ray as they move forward in the gut), normal evacuation is defined as >80% rings defecated by 5 days after sitz marker ingestion.

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I am having a fissure and am taking castophene which easens my stool movement drmatically. is it fine to consume this medicine on alternate days and for how long? is it habit forming and does phenolphthalein have adverse effects?

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Has anyone used phenolphthalein as laxative?

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Why is my stool so dark?

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Darker than normal stool.

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Which colour stool is normal?

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Why is my stool always loose?

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What causes stool to be black?

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Mocus on stool? is that normal?

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What causes stool to fall apart?

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Transit time for beets in stools?

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