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I have celiac and am in a gluten free diet now for 7 months but have penicil thin stools and have fullness in my rectum no matter how often i go ?
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See your doctor: I believe being gluten free can be a big help, but you are still having problems! As you have probably researched, pencil thin stool can reflect abnormal colon anatomy- only a doctor, especially a gastroenterologist can fully diagnose this before it becomes big trouble
Answered 9/29/2015
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