A 22-year-old female asked:
Had colonoscopy this past tues. had miralax/gatorade prep. all normal. now starting last night my poop is brown/green but not diarrhea. normal? y?
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Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Possibly: If no other symptoms, can be your GI flora rebalancing themselves. A probiotic or "live-culture" yogurt may help expedite this.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
I drank orange Gatorade with miralax for my colonoscopy prep tomorrow is this okay?
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Have diarrhea every bm for over a year. Kaiser stool test found few blastocyst Homonis so GP have RX Paromomycin. 1-2 weeks later diarrhea worse than ever - all day long if I eat anything- even a sip of protein shake like colonoscopy prep- help!?
Dr. Clarence Grimanswered
Endocrinology 59 years experience
Discuss with your Dr who did stool test. They know what is going around in your part of the world. I do not.
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