Question 1

why does rust cause tetanus?

Accepted Answer

Not the rust: It is not the rust, but bacteria that often live on rusty nails.  It is the puncture wound that allows these bacteria to enter your body and grow in the relatively low oxygen environment of a puncture wound.

Question 2

could daily exposure to rust cause tetanus or some other type of illness?

Accepted Answer

Confusing Xrays: Rust in and by itself does not cause tetanus. However, chronic exposure to a cloud of rust particles could cause confusing chest xrays. Particle filters & masks are recommender in occupations where this is expected. Small rust particles can be inhaled into the deep areas of the lung & settle in. Xrays look sickly but patients tend to be asymptomatic. (siderosis).

Question 3

what causes the sputum from pneumonia to be a rust color?

Accepted Answer

Altered red cells: Inflammation is usually associated with extravasation of red cells and altered red cells and hemoglobin impart rusty color to sputum.

Question 4

can macrobid cause urine to turn brown/rust colored?

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Yes: Yes it is possible for macrobid to turn your urine dark yellow or brown in color. Please make sure you are drinking plenty of water as well.

Question 5

i need my gallbladder removed but am waiting. had another attack. is it possible that lettuce causes the gallbladder attack?

Accepted Answer

Gallstones?: What tests have you had done? How do you  know you need gallbladder surgery? Sometimes gallstones will cause upper abdomen discomfort after eating many things. Lettuce salad with oily dressing can cause symptoms. Call your surgeon to discuss your symptoms. Go to er if persistent marked pain or vomiting.

Question 6

can lettuce cause excess gas if you donot have a gallbladder?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Lettuce is a food that commonly causes gas whether you have a gallbladder or not. Gallbladders store bile which helps digest fats, so people often have a harder time digesting fats after gallbladder surgery. I advise taking bile salts/fat-digesting enzymes in those without gallbladders. Having no gallbladder should not increase gas from lettuce.Carbohydrate-digesting enzymes & probiotics may help.

Question 7

baby has had uric acid crystals (rust spots or sometimes bright pink) spots in his diaper, once or twice a month, since he was about 3 months. he's 9 months now and just had one the other day. possible causes? will urinalysis rule out big concerns?

Accepted Answer

Normal: You don't need to fix normal. If you want an evaluation to be sure it is do so.

Question 8

i eat a salad every night with no issues, this morning there was bits of lettuce in my stool is that cause for concern?

Accepted Answer

No: Lettuce has a few vitamins &amp; many benefits for healthy diets. However it is primarily fiber (indigestible) and water. Chop it a bit finer and you will not often find it within your poop mix, but it will be there.

Question 9

can listeria cause oil in the stool? i ate lettuce that was recalled for listeria and a month later i have had oil in my stools for the past month.

Accepted Answer

Stool culture needed: Steatorrhea has many causes : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatorrhea#Associated_diseases

Bacterial overgrowth is one of them, though listeria is low probability at this point (you would have many other symptoms: http://www.cdc.gov/listeria/definition.html).

Question 10

what causes green poop in adults can eating a lot of lettuce and spinach make your poop color green i had green poop today i was curious is that healthy or is it a sign of cancer?

Accepted Answer

: The stool color is provided by the bile from the liver that is adds to fecal debris. It starts out a deep green &amp; slowly changes thru greens to yellows to browns as the germs in the intestines metabolize the bile. Green generally means the stool in question moved through faster or was subject to less change by gut germs.

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Can macrobid cause urine to turn brown/rust colored?

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I need my gallbladder removed but am waiting. had another attack. is it possible that lettuce causes the gallbladder attack?

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Can lettuce cause excess gas if you donot have a gallbladder?

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Baby has had uric acid crystals (rust spots or sometimes bright pink) spots in his diaper, once or twice a month, since he was about 3 months. he's 9 months now and just had one the other day. possible causes? will urinalysis rule out big concerns?

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I eat a salad every night with no issues, this morning there was bits of lettuce in my stool is that cause for concern?

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Can listeria cause oil in the stool? i ate lettuce that was recalled for listeria and a month later i have had oil in my stools for the past month.

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What causes green poop in adults can eating a lot of lettuce and spinach make your poop color green i had green poop today i was curious is that healthy or is it a sign of cancer?

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