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A member asked:

Solid brown floating stool, cause for concern? 3 days now. very stressed.

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No: Stool color is normally borown and consisgtency is usually solid. Floating stool can indicate a bit of fat in your dieatary intake, it isw not a disease state, simply cut down on fried, greasy or fatty foods and add fresh fruit and veggies to your diet- should help.

Dr Paudel agreed

Answered 6/28/2018

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