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I was diagnosed with fecal impaction a couple weeks ago..not constipated..now i have seen a worm.in toilet could it be wrong diagnosis?
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Probably not: Mucous threads sometimes look linear and worm like. See a GI doctor for workup.
Answered 11/9/2017
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