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Can xifaxan (rifaximin) & probiotics cause your stool to smell "chemically"? it almost smells like motor oil. stool looks brownish/orange. no visible blood. stool culture/o&p = neg.
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No: These drugs are used for liver failure. Liver failure, can cause smelling stools, especially with high ammonia levels.
Answered 10/23/2013
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Stools: The color, odor, consistency, etc. Of stool can be changed by anything taken orally. This is usually dietary materials, but drugs also possible. Not probiotics which generally make stools like those of breastfed babies and are not malodorous.
Answered 7/8/2018
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