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White stripes in stool
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Meds: I would suggest consulting them again to see if medication or surgery is warranted
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
No other disease?: Each person with constipation needs to be sure there is no other disease causing it. If constipation is just due to slow movement of the food and poop... Read More
2.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Keith Stockerl-Goldsteinanswered
Hematology and Oncology 30 years experience
Stool softener/fiber: First, be sure you are staying well-hydrated with a good intake of water or other fluids. Adequate fiber in the diet is also important to keeping the... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years agoMerged
A 58-year-old male asked:
Dr. Arthur Helleranswered
Gastroenterology 43 years experience
Can be: Soft stool can be a healthy finding. However, soft stool does not exclude the presence of other abnormalities, such as occult blood in the stool.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Michael Samachanswered
Gastroenterology 50 years experience
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 stomac... Read More
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hamsa Jayarajanswered
Internal Medicine 54 years experience
Multiple causes: How long did you have flat stools?
Any other symptoms?
Irritable bowel syndrome can cause flat stools for a long time.
337 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jason Hemminganswered
Gastroenterology 17 years experience
Depends: If melena (black, tarry) this may represent bleeding. Otherwise likely a consequence of what you consumed.
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Pavel Conovalciucanswered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Frothy stools: Infection can. If you have a problem with your pancreas some foods won't digest properly (such as fat) can can create such an appearance.
5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Drewitzanswered
Gastroenterology 27 years experience
Ate blue food...: Blue stool probably means you ate or drank something with blue pigments or blue food coloring.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Diet, blood: Stool will vary from light to dark depending upon the diet. Diets rich is red meat for instance will darken the stool color. If there is GI bleeding... Read More
5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Marc Lewbartanswered
Emergency Medicine 19 years experience
Dietary sources: often time dark green stools are the result of diet. foods that have blue in them such as blueberries or other blue food coloring can cause dark gree... Read More
2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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