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A 24-year-old female asked:

What does fibre in stool look like? does it look like strings?

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Dr. Andrew Malinchak
Dr. Andrew Malinchakanswered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Stool quality: You won't see fiber in human stool per se, it will just be bulky and pass out easily when you have enough fiber in your diet. 25-30 grams/day is the target for adults.
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Dr. Binu Nair
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Dr. Mahmoud Shoib
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A 43-year-old female asked:

What does healthy stool look like

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Dr. Jeffrey Pollard
Dr. Jeffrey Pollardanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 22 years experience
Brown, soft, formed: Basically, brown, soft, but well formed. Anything else on a consistent basis may need evaluation - especially if other symptoms.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
One stool per day in morning two hours after waking but always unformed, mushy and fluffy. Tried numerous changes to diet, different types of fibre, exercise, reduced caffeine to no affect over last five years. do you think any solution is possible?
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A 20-year-old male asked:
I noticed something that looked like small strings in my stool today. This is the first time I've seen them. Parasites?
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Im a 16 year old female and lately after i pass stool, there has been mucus when i wipe? Ive never experienced anything like this before. I have no other symptoms. i am also on a diet, but i am still eating lots of fibre, should i be worried?
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A 26-year-old female asked:
I've had small white strings in my stool for 2+ weeks now. They are very short and very thin. Are these worms?
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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?
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