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I have thread like (almost looks like dental floss) in my stool. doesn't seem to be moving, is long 2 inches or more and white. what could it be?
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2: quick possibilities come to my mind. The first is a molt mucous thread and the second is the much less likely parasite
Answered 1/12/2021
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Call your Physician: May be a parasite, such as a tae worm, but more likely it-s mucous. They may want to see you and obtain a stool sample for laboratory analysis.
Answered 2/2/2020
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