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My friends concerned the doctor prescribed her diet pills and now her poo is coming out an oily orange fatty color what could be wrong?

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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered

What pill: Color of stool without symptoms is usually beningn. However discuss with the prescriber.

Answered 2/21/2014

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