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What is causing the white flakes floating around my stool?

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White: Mucus may be what you're seeing and it's not necessarily ab normal. Your physician can arrange to have your stool specimen examined at the lab to check for parasites(worms,etc).

Dr Italia agreed

Answered 6/15/2017

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