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If i eat 1.5 lbs of steamed kale a day later i can see bits of kale leaf in my stool. does this indicate a digestion problem? what testing?

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Normal: your body can only absorb a certain amount of fiber and the rest is eliminte in your stool.

Answered 1/14/2015

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