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After a night of heavy drinking (mostly liquor) my stool smells really fruity. is my liver failing? my 6m old has had this same smell the last 2 days in his stool. is this ketones? he has trisomy 21

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You: Cant make conclusions based on the smell of your stool. It probably means nothing other than having a new air freshner in the bathroom. Joking aside, fruity smelling stool is not indicative of any problem of which I am aware.

Answered 6/4/2018

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