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What Causes Dark Chunks In Stool While On Probiotics?
Question: Thank you. Ive just started taking a probiotic three days ago. I am also making an effort to reduce sugar intake and eat more clean food. My question is Ive noticed what looks like little dark chunks in the stool when I wipe. Wondering if that's the intestine just getting cleaned out. I don't have any other adverse symptoms, no gas or bleeding or anything.
Brief Answer:
It can be infective or drug induced
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic!
Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible.
First of all, it is commendable the measures taken by you to modify your diets according to hygiene based approach. Keep up the good work. The symptoms you have mentioned can be temporarily due to change in diet routine and may settle in few days at its own. If it doesn't, the need to look for infective causes specially if it is associated with fever or worsening of symptoms.
In such case antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole may be needed for few days. It may also be due to drugs you are taking for RA. In any case if the chunks pattern gets changed into large amounts of watery stools do ensure to replenish the lost water and salts with Oral rehydration salts.
Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
Regards.
It can be infective or drug induced
Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic!
Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible.
First of all, it is commendable the measures taken by you to modify your diets according to hygiene based approach. Keep up the good work. The symptoms you have mentioned can be temporarily due to change in diet routine and may settle in few days at its own. If it doesn't, the need to look for infective causes specially if it is associated with fever or worsening of symptoms.
In such case antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole may be needed for few days. It may also be due to drugs you are taking for RA. In any case if the chunks pattern gets changed into large amounts of watery stools do ensure to replenish the lost water and salts with Oral rehydration salts.
Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
Regards.
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