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Could having orange oily stools (steatorrhea) be a serious issue?

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Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarry answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Vitamin Deficiencies: Vitamins A, D, E, K are fat-soluble and having steatorrhea could mean you would not be absorbing these vitamins and could result in deficiencies on these vitamins.

Answered 5/29/2019

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