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Thin or narrow stools
Thin (pencil) stools
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
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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 34-year old male asked:
I am experiencing stomach upset, burping, passing gas, thin or narrow stools, stomach cramps, mucus in stool, swollen abdomen, lower abdominal pain, fatigue, bloating or abdominal fullness, excessive flatulence, diarrhea, abdominal spasm, abdominal pain,
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A 19-year old male asked:
How can I find a cure for thinness?
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A 18-year old male asked:
How can I get rid of thinness?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What kind of massage is good for penis thinness.
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A 37-year old asked:
I am 21 year old. I am an engineer .Because of thinness I look very ugly. How do I increase my body size?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does the thickness/thinness of a lens effect how likely your glasses will slide down when you blink?
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A 40-year old asked:
Do masturbation leads to hairfall and thinness?
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A 40-year old asked:
How to relieve thinness in arms?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the medical term for thinness of bones especially in joints?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Does a "fast metabolism" and natural thinness mean a shorter life span (according to studies it makes your body work harder and tire) true? :(
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A 19-year old male asked:
I know that alcohol effects INR but does it have the same effect on blood thinness? If my INR was low could I take a shot to counteract anygreenstaken
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A 60-year old male asked:
What happens when allograph tissue material is placed between my gums and teeth roots and it does not work due to the thinness of my gums?
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A 25-year old male asked:
My spinal disk connecting neck to head has a slight congenital thinness. Should i be concerned about a mild chronic neck pain?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have partial thinness ACL tear with buckling of PCL & grade-2 MRI changes.After 2 years i still feel pain & looseness inside my knee after walk &run?
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A 51-year old female asked about a 51-year old female:
I am a brain stroke patient taking blood thinners and start having red rashes on my feet. Like blood coming out of veins due to thinness. What to do?
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A 22-year old female asked:
What sized stools (in width) are considered narrow/thin and may imply an obstruction/cancer? My stools are thinner since 3 weeks .. they are about 2 wide (sometimes a bit less). Should I be worried?
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A 37-year old male asked:
For past several weeks stools have been relatively thin/narrow, about twice the caliber of a pencil. Coincided with beginning amitriptyline. No other symptoms. Cause for concern?
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A 24-year old male asked:
If 'pencil' stool and 'narrow' stool are signs of colon cancer but exactly how thin of the stool consider as pencil stool or narrow ?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Been having thin/narrow stools.Clear rectal exam by gp/no blood in stool.Should i fear colon cancer?I'm 39 &had adenocarcinoma insitu of cervix 4yrago
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A 21-year old female asked:
Woke up to On and off stomach pains, frequent Bowel movements, narrow/thin stools, and a little gas. What could this be and how can I get rid of it?
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A 38-year old asked:
What causes thin stool?
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A 29-year old asked:
What cause an overly narrow stool?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can hemrrhroids cause thin stools?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Stool was normall then pencil thin hour later?
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A 40-year old asked:
Anything to worry about if I have narrow ribbon like stools?
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A 24-year old male asked:
24 years old colonoscopy nothing serious but i have sometimes thinn stool?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Does miralax cause green thin mushy stools Ive been taking it for 5 days?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My stools are not pencil thin, but thinner than normal for me for last few days. Should I worry?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am a 26 year old male. I am having narrow loose/soft stools for past 3 days. (1/2 inch). No blood present.
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