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A member asked:
Could a fiber supplement be causing me to have orange stools the fiber supplement is an orange powder you put in 8 oz of fluid?
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It could: It probably is. The whole ideal about fiber is that it is supposed to stay in the colon.
Answered 4/1/2019
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