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What condition makes you smell like poop. is it a anal fissure or what else?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Any leakage: Fissure fistula abscesses pilonidal. Hemorrhoids and more any leakage or residual, stool.

Dr Khanna and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/3/2013

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