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Hi lately when i pass wind i have funny orange leakage out of my anus and when i wipe it smells fishy i also have a haemorrhoid what is the cause?

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Keriorrhea: Oily orange rectal discharge and diarrhea due to consumption of indigestible wax esters found in oil fish and escolar. Oil fish(a species of snake mackerel) is often mislabeled and sold as Butterfish, Codfish and Tuna. Escolar(snake mackerel). Consumption causes explosive oily diarrhea. **Sushi restaurants often mislabel escolar as "white tuna If so Report this to heath authority

Answered 3/5/2021

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