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A member asked:
Occasional floating stool, always looks shiny, always brown. sometimes clear film on water. i eat a lot of both fat and fiber. 22 y/o. reason toworry?
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Fat in stools: if your weight is normal ( meaning you eat and gain weight normally) ( and not--- eat a lot but not able to gain weight) --- basically I am referring to malabsorption issues with gut---- you should be ok. If concerns about malabsorption --- from gut--- please see a GI specialist
Answered 1/8/2016
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