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Maroon stools
Maroon stools = bowel movements that dark red with either purple or brown tint. This may represent GI bleeding.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Maroon stools?
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A 29-year old asked:
I have maroon stools. Is it possible that I might have coloncancer?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Gi r/o ibd and dx'd me w/ibs, but things have gotten really bad this week. Constant pain. 10-20 bms/day. Lots of food in stool totally undigested. Maroon stool (home fobt negative though). Advice?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Following a bowel movement, there appears to be a "cloud" (translucent) around the stool that is typically a maroon color. Stool is normal and regular, for the most part. I don't know if this signifies bleeding or if I should be concerned at all. ?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Does red/maroon blood on stool & toilet paper require a Dr. visit? I'm only 30 & have had occasional instances of this over several years. wait&watch?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Maroon blood on stool and on toliet paper. I have had the strangest things happen since I gave birth 11 wks ago. Is this something to be concerned wit?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Past couple days having maroon blood in stool and toilet Today same thing but passed a blood clot could this be hemorrhoids?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have maroon color blood coating stool. Loose/soft stool. No pain.
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A 30-year old female asked:
Burn sensation in stomach above navel slightly to the left, gas, bloating, and light diaherra and maroon color mucus in stool? What could this mean?
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A female asked:
My baby who is five months of age, she has oil with stool. And its happening 4 or 5 times in a day. What is the problem, pls. Answer?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can people who have hammeroidectomy in their mid 20's have problems controlling their stools(holding for sometime) in their advanced age?
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A 58-year old male asked:
My two year daughter hasnt been eating for the past 3days. She is afraid and cries when she has to pass stools. We have consulted at least 3 different Drs over the past 3 weeks, however there is still no solution. ?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Whats the normal consistency of stool? Like how soft is it supposed to be before its considered too soft?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have maroon colored thick mucus mixed in my stool. What would cause that?
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A 44-year old male asked:
Passing flat stool with grooves in it. No other symptoms. No bleeding or pain. Whats could be the cause of this?
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A 73-year old female asked:
I am seeing tiny spots of black in my stools on and off. I do have I B S and hemmoroids which have been bothering me lately. ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Soft round very small stools. Easy to pass and no straining, I think its Bristol stool type 5 but sometimes feeling incomplete. Is this an issue?
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A 46-year old female asked:
This morning i was on the toilet, and i had to normal stools , and 2 little stools they was like a almond and they where both colored maroon on the top?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Trying to determine cause of hard stools, i have noticed a few days of high fibre clears up mild constipation but as soon as i have 1 or 2 days of less fibre its like im getting backed up again is this normal?
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A 30-year old female asked:
My two month poops after every feed its 4 days now since it started, even if I give him a small feed he poops a mustard seedy stool, he is currently using a formula. I checked his temperature , it looks fine . ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My stool is very very green. So green its dyeing the water a green color too. Since its dyeing the color I assumed it was a blue frosted cupcake I ate yesterday. I never had an issue before but its been 15 hrs. Could it still be that?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Why is my stool so dark?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Which colour stool is normal?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Why is my stool always loose?
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A 52-year old female asked:
What causes stool to be black?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Mocus on stool? Is that normal?
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A 44-year old male asked:
What causes stool to fall apart?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Transit time for beets in stools?
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A 35-year old male asked:
What are the causes of soft stool?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is pebble like stool sign of celiac?
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