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Diabetic. Having Diarrhea And Abdominal Pain. Have Hoshimoto's Hypothyroidism. Suggest?
Question: Every once in a while I will find a large yellow capsule shaped object in my stool. I have been having diarrhea often for the past couple of weeks. I have been having right side abdominal pain for more than 5 months, and no one has been able to diagnose it. (the pain started all over my right side but soon settled to a spot about 5 or 6 inches to the right of my belly button). I have diabetes, and possibly microvascular disease. I also have Hoshimoto's Hypothyroidism. I was going to get a colonoscopy but that was postponed because of my chest pains. I have had X-rays, ultrasounds and CT scans of my abdomen and they tell me everything looks fine.
I was wondering if you could tell me what these yellow capsules are.
I was wondering if you could tell me what these yellow capsules are.
Brief Answer:
Non-absorbable shell from the tablet.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Yellow shaped object is a non-absorbable shell from one of used by you medicines. Is any of listed medicine marked as SR (slow releasing?). Such shell is used for slow release of the medicine.
Lower right abdominal pain can be caused by many issues and is really hard to tell which one it might be. It can be ovarian cyst, ovarian inflammation, inflammatory bowels disease, Colonoscopy is a good next step. You should also have stool test and stool culture test, transvaginal ultrasound, CBC (complete blood count - elevated WBC indicate inflammation, elevated eosynophils indicate parasites) and CRP level checked. Urine analysis should be done.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Non-absorbable shell from the tablet.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Yellow shaped object is a non-absorbable shell from one of used by you medicines. Is any of listed medicine marked as SR (slow releasing?). Such shell is used for slow release of the medicine.
Lower right abdominal pain can be caused by many issues and is really hard to tell which one it might be. It can be ovarian cyst, ovarian inflammation, inflammatory bowels disease, Colonoscopy is a good next step. You should also have stool test and stool culture test, transvaginal ultrasound, CBC (complete blood count - elevated WBC indicate inflammation, elevated eosynophils indicate parasites) and CRP level checked. Urine analysis should be done.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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