Niagara Falls, NY
A 52-year-old male asked:
can powdered donuts cause pale color stool?
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Dr. Christopher Khorsandi answered
Plastic Surgery 22 years experience
Unlikely: Pale stool usually comes from a lack of bile production. If you are having this regularly, i would seek out the help of a gastroenterologist.
4263 viewsAnswered Sep 21, 2018
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Brazil, IN
A 22-year-old female asked:
Why do my stools smell like cat litter? No, i don't have a cat.
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Martin Raff answered
Infectious Disease 56 years experience
Stool odor: This is dependent upon what you are eating and what the bacterial flora of your colon is like. Outside of extremely foul smelling stools which can be a sign of some types of infection, it is very difficult if not impossible to pinpoint the etiology of your feces odor.
5504 viewsAnswered Jan 19, 2021
A 47-year-old member asked:
Should stools always be light brown or is any other color normal?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Christopher Nicora answered
Internal Medicine 24 years experience
Any color: The color of your stool is not something you should be concerned with on a routine basis.
5500 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
A 35-year-old female asked:
If you showed moving tape worm segments in your stool at 12/13...Could one have a tapeworm now?! 20yrs later?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Arthur Heller answered
Gastroenterology 43 years experience
Yes...: Can also get reinfested.
5496 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
A 35-year-old female asked:
What do tape worm segments in stools actually look like?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Arthur Heller answered
Gastroenterology 43 years experience
Moving threads: They are alive. Any doubts, stool studies to detect.
5494 viewsAnswered Nov 20, 2020
Canada
A 24-year-old female asked:
For the past year or more every time i go to the washroom my stool has clearish strings in it. Is this a parasite?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Terry Simpson answered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Probably not: It sounds like mucous more than that. Take some of that string and bring it to a doctor to see.
5494 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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