Continuous lower back pain with hip pain. Getting soft stool. Reason for these symptoms?
Nov 2013
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Posted Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar 2 hours later
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
There are two likely causes of your symptoms:
1. Parasitic infection- certain parasites such as giardia lamblia, etc can cause loose stools (foul smelling) for a long period of time.
It can be detected on stool microscopic examination, and if found, can be treated with anti-parasitic medications.
2. Malabsorption syndrome- In this condition, food is not properly absorbed, after ingestion. This results in loose stools for a long time, which may be smelly and sticky.
Investigations required to confirm this include serum vitamin B12 level, hemoglobin, total protein/albumin (all blood tests), 24-hour stool fat assay, and urinary xylose excretion.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you have any more queries.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM
Thank you for posting your query.
There are two likely causes of your symptoms:
1. Parasitic infection- certain parasites such as giardia lamblia, etc can cause loose stools (foul smelling) for a long period of time.
It can be detected on stool microscopic examination, and if found, can be treated with anti-parasitic medications.
2. Malabsorption syndrome- In this condition, food is not properly absorbed, after ingestion. This results in loose stools for a long time, which may be smelly and sticky.
Investigations required to confirm this include serum vitamin B12 level, hemoglobin, total protein/albumin (all blood tests), 24-hour stool fat assay, and urinary xylose excretion.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you have any more queries.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM
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