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Fatty stool
Fatty stool is a clinical finding in which stool is oily and likely floats. This is often due to problems digesting fats.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Fatty stool?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What are "fatty stools" is it dangerous and how can I fix it?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can one have sibo without steatorrhea fatty stools ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Mom said shes had floating fatty stool for the last few months. No other symptoms? What could this be?
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A female asked:
Is it normal to still have fatty stools after a gallbladder removal? I am having stools that appear like I am not digesting fat. I s that normal 3 years after I have had my gallbladder removed?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Can very black fatty stools trigger a yeast infection in men?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Constipation and Fatty stools after gallbladder surgery 2 weeks ago?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Ithink my panctitis, s chronic now. Pain all the time, yellow fatty stool, urine taffy like. Docs say all test came back ok? Why im in pain then?
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A 24-year old male asked:
What is normal transit time from food to stool? Sometimes mine is as little as 10 hours. Fatty stool mucus urgency. Normal flex sig,and fc elastase
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A 35-year old female asked:
Is this important in the clinical pic of upper ab pain and fatty stools? High Neutrophils High Monocytes Low Lymphocyte High Immature Granulocytes (3)
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A 46-year old male asked:
Hello, Ever since i had a bad virus cold in January of this year, i have had a fatty stool and thought it might be from an infection so the doctor d?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Pain in left shoulder blade, fatty stool, pain under left rib cage that goes around to back and pain in back of thighs and have period. Related?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I'm experiencing passing gas, fatty stool, thin or narrow stool, frequent and foul smelling stools, burping ?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Upper abdom discomfort, bloating, little unintentional weight loss, fatty stool, last 6 months. Blood test was clear. Could this be GI Issue? 22 male
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A 58-year old female asked:
Ultrasound due under right rib, symptoms are bloating under rib after eating (even smelling food triggers it) yellow non fatty stool appetite fine no jaundice all feels normal when hungry. What could this be & should l eat b4 l go so bloat shows up?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Pain & pale fatty/oily stools. 2 pancreas protocol CTs 3 mos apart show No lesion or duct dilatation noted. Is this enough to be reasonably reassured?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Hi, I had gallbladder surgery 2 weeks ago. Before surgery, I was dealing with fatty, bloody stools. After surgery, nothing seems to have changed. Is this normal or common to experience after gallbladder surgery for a certain period of time?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Upper abdominal discomfort, some unintentional weight loss, fatty looking stool, last 6 months. Could this be a digestive problem?? EPI? 22 yo male
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A 56-year old male asked:
Gas, bloat, mild pain upper ab. Pale yellow stool,sometimes watery. No other symptoms. Ultrasound showgs no liver masses, no gall stones, but fatty liver. stools greasy and floats sometimes.
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A 49-year old female asked:
Can stools look fatty from having a fatty liver?
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A 32-year old asked:
How is fatty liver and green stools related?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have noticed fatty deposits in my stool over the last few weeks. About 5 years ago, i was diagnosed and treated for h.Pylori that had gone untreated?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Will i benefit from stool studies at age 35 when i alway have bulky fatty greasy floaty smelly stools light brown not light grey or yellow.Or just ibs?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Hidascan is normal. Still have problems with fatty foods, light fluffy stools. UQP diheria right back pain into shoulder blade, nausea indigestion gas?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Loose, yellowish stools. Very fatty, lots of gas. Some lower left stomach cramping. Celiac? GERD? Worried about possible bile duct obstruction
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A 47-year old male asked:
CT SCAN SAYS Prominent fatty ileocecal valve.Mild stool burden.Can fiber supplement help fix this & diet if the valve isnt working right?Bloating!
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A 28-year old male asked:
What would cause a sudden onset of passing small pebble stool covered in thick white mucus/fatty like substance?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Can eating fatty foods cause oil in stool?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Sometime there is mucus in my stool and sometimes it's fatty and floating why is this?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why was my last stool white and looked like a fat worm?
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