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I don't smoke, never have in my whole life. past two days my stool had an extremely strong smell of smoke, or burnt wood, or something like that. why?

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Dr. Hugo Rosen answered

No change in color ?: smell of stool is not important as long as it hasn't changed color (no black or red stools?) which might be a sign of intestinal bleeding. change in smell is probably dietary.

Answered 4/20/2018

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A member asked:

I don't smoke, never have in my whole life. past two days my stool had an extremely strong smell of smoke, or burnt wood, or something like that. why?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hugo Rosen answered

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