what does it mean when you're done eating and then have to poop right away?

Question

What does pasty stool means when colonoscopy is done?

Answer 1

Postprandial urgency: The need to have a bowel movement immediately after eating is often due to spasm of the colon. It is not necessarily a normal urge. Sometimes it is a sign of irritable bowel syndrome. Before seeing a doctor, it is often useful to increase fiber and fluid intake, and perhaps even try a fiber supplement, such as Metamucil. If this doesn't work after 3 to 4 weeks, see your doctor. Good luck.

Answer 2

Most colors: Stool color changes with age and diet. Newborns have sticky black stools (called meconium) until about 4 days of life when the stool transitions to a yellow color. When you start introducing solids, stool color may change depending on what the baby ate. Black (older than newborn) and clay/white colors may indicate a problem. If you think there is blood in the stool you need to see a pediatrician.

Answer 3

Yellow, brown, green: Poop can be a blend of yellow, brown, and green colors. Babies older than a week usually have yellowish poops. Older kids tend to have brownish poops. Worrisome colors are red (blood), black (old blood), or grey/white (lacking in bile). A doctor should evaluate a child, if his or her poop is a worrisome color.

Answer 4

Variable: Poop or stool is quite variable from one child to the next regardless of whether they're breast fed, bottle fed, or which formula they're on. Some babies poop with every feed, while some don't poop but for several days. As long as the stool is soft, normal, and they child is acting well and growing normally, it is probably ok. Always best to check with your pediatrician if you're not sure.

Answer 5

That's a hard...: ...Question because poop is mostly water, especially breastmilk poop. A child who pumps out the water from poop and pees it out will have very little, one who keeps the water in the poop will have lots.

Answer 6

Yes: The main agent adding color to the poo is the material made by the liver called bile. It starts out a dark green and goes thru the yellows to brown depending on the influences of various factors in the intestines. Rapid transit thru the system, as may occur with diarrhea or breast feeding may have a greenish yellow or yellow appearance. The slower, more likely browner.

Answer 7

Can be: The color of your stool largely depends on what you eat, so it can be normal to have yellow stool. However, if associated with other signs and symptoms such as abdominal pain, yellowing of the skin, nausea, vomiting, fever (to name a few)- you should see your doctor. Good luck

Answer 8

Smells strong but: Poop fumes can make us feel sick to our stomach but it can't make us actually sick. We get sick from the germs in poop, not by the smell of poop. Good question!

Answer 9

Check up: This is called tenesmus, the false urge to have a bowel movement. The rectum responds to pressure and sends a signal that you need to defecate. Anything that causes pressure in the rectum will cause this signal. These include stool, enlarged hemorrhoids, polyps or tumors, inflammation of the rectal lining (proctitis). The safest thing to do is discuss this with your doctor.

Answer 10

High-fiber diet: If this is a change in your bowel pattern, you should see your doctor. If it is not, increasing the amount of fiber in your diet, and perhaps taking fiber supplements, would be a good place to start. If you do, be sure to increase your fluid intake also. If this does not work, see your doctor or a gastroenterologist. Good luck.

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