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Been having stool issues-normal today. brown & sunk to bottom. but, turned toilet water to look like urination, but no urination. why did that happen?

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Stool: Part of stool is hemoglobin from dead red blood cells as well as digested food. One of these simply colored the toilet water. Nothing to be worried about.

Dr Vallury agreed

Answered 12/9/2016

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