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I sometimes get sharp pains in my stomach and my stool is light brown with quite large patches of brown in it, should i be concerned?
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Sometimes: you may not be getting enough bile flow to your bowel for some reason. It could be some sort of bile duct obstruction or gallbladder dysfunction. See a gastroenterologist. Take care.
Answered 9/23/2014
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