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Question: Hi, I am a 32 year old male and would like to know if my stools look normal?
Hi, I am a 32 year old male and would like to know if my stools look normal?
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome to "Ask a Doctor"service.
I am Dr Ajeet XXXXXXX
I have gone through the shared image and here is my opinion.
Your stool colour is dark and black.
Most cases of black stools are from eating black and iron rich foods or iron supplements.
This is a normal finding.
Black stools may be caused by blooding in the upper digestive tract..
Bright red Blood gets semidigested and appear black.
This can be detected by a stool test.
Kindly share your clinical history and symptoms in detail so that your stool sample can be judged in clinical context.
Do you have any abdominal pain, vomiting,nausea and diarrhea
Do you have anaemia and are you on iron therapy?
Waiting for your revert.
Regards
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome to "Ask a Doctor"service.
I am Dr Ajeet XXXXXXX
I have gone through the shared image and here is my opinion.
Your stool colour is dark and black.
Most cases of black stools are from eating black and iron rich foods or iron supplements.
This is a normal finding.
Black stools may be caused by blooding in the upper digestive tract..
Bright red Blood gets semidigested and appear black.
This can be detected by a stool test.
Kindly share your clinical history and symptoms in detail so that your stool sample can be judged in clinical context.
Do you have any abdominal pain, vomiting,nausea and diarrhea
Do you have anaemia and are you on iron therapy?
Waiting for your revert.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome to "Ask a Doctor"service.
I am Dr Ajeet XXXXXXX
I have gone through the shared image and here is my opinion.
Your stool colour is dark and black.
Most cases of black stools are from eating black and iron rich foods or iron supplements.
This is a normal finding.
Black stools may be caused by blooding in the upper digestive tract..
Bright red Blood gets semidigested and appear black.
This can be detected by a stool test.
Kindly share your clinical history and symptoms in detail so that your stool sample can be judged in clinical context.
Do you have any abdominal pain, vomiting,nausea and diarrhea
Do you have anaemia and are you on iron therapy?
Waiting for your revert.
Regards
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome to "Ask a Doctor"service.
I am Dr Ajeet XXXXXXX
I have gone through the shared image and here is my opinion.
Your stool colour is dark and black.
Most cases of black stools are from eating black and iron rich foods or iron supplements.
This is a normal finding.
Black stools may be caused by blooding in the upper digestive tract..
Bright red Blood gets semidigested and appear black.
This can be detected by a stool test.
Kindly share your clinical history and symptoms in detail so that your stool sample can be judged in clinical context.
Do you have any abdominal pain, vomiting,nausea and diarrhea
Do you have anaemia and are you on iron therapy?
Waiting for your revert.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome back.
Yes.....I have gone through both the images.
As you had abdominal symptoms and are recovering from an abdominal infection ,it is very common.
The cause of it being infection and bowel inflammation secondary to infection.
In my opinion,no active intervention is required and you just follow your clinical condition.
Keep yourself well hydrated,eat a rich fibre diet with plenty of raw vegetables and fruits,be physically active,stay away from refined carbs and junk.
This will help in your bowel clearance.
Regards.
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome back.
Yes.....I have gone through both the images.
As you had abdominal symptoms and are recovering from an abdominal infection ,it is very common.
The cause of it being infection and bowel inflammation secondary to infection.
In my opinion,no active intervention is required and you just follow your clinical condition.
Keep yourself well hydrated,eat a rich fibre diet with plenty of raw vegetables and fruits,be physically active,stay away from refined carbs and junk.
This will help in your bowel clearance.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome back.
Yes.....I have gone through both the images.
As you had abdominal symptoms and are recovering from an abdominal infection ,it is very common.
The cause of it being infection and bowel inflammation secondary to infection.
In my opinion,no active intervention is required and you just follow your clinical condition.
Keep yourself well hydrated,eat a rich fibre diet with plenty of raw vegetables and fruits,be physically active,stay away from refined carbs and junk.
This will help in your bowel clearance.
Regards.
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi...
Welcome back.
Yes.....I have gone through both the images.
As you had abdominal symptoms and are recovering from an abdominal infection ,it is very common.
The cause of it being infection and bowel inflammation secondary to infection.
In my opinion,no active intervention is required and you just follow your clinical condition.
Keep yourself well hydrated,eat a rich fibre diet with plenty of raw vegetables and fruits,be physically active,stay away from refined carbs and junk.
This will help in your bowel clearance.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Hi, did you look at both images because I was concerned that my stools were greyish?
I was having some abdominal discomfort a few days ago but that now seems to be settling. I've also been a bit constipated and have had a bit of flautulance.
I was having some abdominal discomfort a few days ago but that now seems to be settling. I've also been a bit constipated and have had a bit of flautulance.
Hi, did you look at both images because I was concerned that my stools were greyish?
I was having some abdominal discomfort a few days ago but that now seems to be settling. I've also been a bit constipated and have had a bit of flautulance.
I was having some abdominal discomfort a few days ago but that now seems to be settling. I've also been a bit constipated and have had a bit of flautulance.
Thank you. By the way, would it be obvious if my stools looked like I was lacking in bile?
I ask because I have been searching for hours on the Internet at all different things, and now I've started to worry about the possibility of pancreatic cancer.
However, I have had a bunch of tests lately this year such as blood tests and a stools test a couple of months ago. The results are as follows:
04 Jul 2019 Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS - Normal.
04 Jul 2019 Pathology Lipaemia comment - unknown. - No further action needed.
28 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests CALPROTECTIN - Normal.
29 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests Plasma C-reactive protein level
FULL BLOOD COUNT - Satisfactory
What do you make of this?
I ask because I have been searching for hours on the Internet at all different things, and now I've started to worry about the possibility of pancreatic cancer.
However, I have had a bunch of tests lately this year such as blood tests and a stools test a couple of months ago. The results are as follows:
04 Jul 2019 Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS - Normal.
04 Jul 2019 Pathology Lipaemia comment - unknown. - No further action needed.
28 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests CALPROTECTIN - Normal.
29 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests Plasma C-reactive protein level
FULL BLOOD COUNT - Satisfactory
What do you make of this?
Thank you. By the way, would it be obvious if my stools looked like I was lacking in bile?
I ask because I have been searching for hours on the Internet at all different things, and now I've started to worry about the possibility of pancreatic cancer.
However, I have had a bunch of tests lately this year such as blood tests and a stools test a couple of months ago. The results are as follows:
04 Jul 2019 Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS - Normal.
04 Jul 2019 Pathology Lipaemia comment - unknown. - No further action needed.
28 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests CALPROTECTIN - Normal.
29 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests Plasma C-reactive protein level
FULL BLOOD COUNT - Satisfactory
What do you make of this?
I ask because I have been searching for hours on the Internet at all different things, and now I've started to worry about the possibility of pancreatic cancer.
However, I have had a bunch of tests lately this year such as blood tests and a stools test a couple of months ago. The results are as follows:
04 Jul 2019 Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase level
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS - Normal.
04 Jul 2019 Pathology Lipaemia comment - unknown. - No further action needed.
28 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests CALPROTECTIN - Normal.
29 Mar 2019
Result type Pathology
Tests Plasma C-reactive protein level
FULL BLOOD COUNT - Satisfactory
What do you make of this?
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
You can't diagnose pancreatic cancer just by seeing the colour of stools.It would have been very easy in that case.
Rather reverse happens in pancreatic cancer.
The stools are light-colored (instead of dark).
Bilirubin gives normal brown colour to stools.
If the bile duct is blocked, stools might be light-colored or gray.
All your investigations are with in normal limits.
Pancreatic Cancer has a variety of symptoms like
Jaundice,pain abdomen,poor appetite,nausea,vomiting and significant weight loss.
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
You can't diagnose pancreatic cancer just by seeing the colour of stools.It would have been very easy in that case.
Rather reverse happens in pancreatic cancer.
The stools are light-colored (instead of dark).
Bilirubin gives normal brown colour to stools.
If the bile duct is blocked, stools might be light-colored or gray.
All your investigations are with in normal limits.
Pancreatic Cancer has a variety of symptoms like
Jaundice,pain abdomen,poor appetite,nausea,vomiting and significant weight loss.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
You can't diagnose pancreatic cancer just by seeing the colour of stools.It would have been very easy in that case.
Rather reverse happens in pancreatic cancer.
The stools are light-colored (instead of dark).
Bilirubin gives normal brown colour to stools.
If the bile duct is blocked, stools might be light-colored or gray.
All your investigations are with in normal limits.
Pancreatic Cancer has a variety of symptoms like
Jaundice,pain abdomen,poor appetite,nausea,vomiting and significant weight loss.
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
You can't diagnose pancreatic cancer just by seeing the colour of stools.It would have been very easy in that case.
Rather reverse happens in pancreatic cancer.
The stools are light-colored (instead of dark).
Bilirubin gives normal brown colour to stools.
If the bile duct is blocked, stools might be light-colored or gray.
All your investigations are with in normal limits.
Pancreatic Cancer has a variety of symptoms like
Jaundice,pain abdomen,poor appetite,nausea,vomiting and significant weight loss.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thank you. Just one more thing. Today I noticed my stools floated a bit then sunk. However, they were a normal brown colour and looked soft. Also, there were some drops streaks of yellow on the toilet water. Is that also normal to you?
Also, can fybogel cause this change in bowl habits? I was actually constipated a few days ago, and now I have this change.
The only other symptoms I have are some belching after eating or drinking, some wind, and a tender spot on one of the bones of my right rib cage if I press on it quite hard.
Apart from that I have no other symptoms, and feel generally well. No yellow skin, urine is normal colour, and no whites of the eyes turning yellow. My abdominal discomfort I did have a few days ago has also settled.
My GP thinks I have an irritable bowl based on other symptoms I had about a couple of months ago. However, I have been referred to have an ultrasound scan for my abdomen which I should have had a couple of years ago following a blood clot. The ultrasound is to check mainly for gallstones as well as really for reassurance the GP said. She also examined my abdomen and it felt normal to her. I think I also remember her saying that more serious conditions that I am worried about tend to present differently that when I was describing if I am remembering correctly.
By the way I do health anxiety which you might have already guessed. My health anxiety got worse after I had a blood clot a couple of years ago. The other thing I was worrying about is that a certain number of people who have blood clots go onto develop cancer within 12 months if I remember correctly. The Haematologist however, said this was only 8% of people, and she thought that I had most likely picked up a genetic condition somewhere.
Given all this information, what do you think of this?
Also, can fybogel cause this change in bowl habits? I was actually constipated a few days ago, and now I have this change.
The only other symptoms I have are some belching after eating or drinking, some wind, and a tender spot on one of the bones of my right rib cage if I press on it quite hard.
Apart from that I have no other symptoms, and feel generally well. No yellow skin, urine is normal colour, and no whites of the eyes turning yellow. My abdominal discomfort I did have a few days ago has also settled.
My GP thinks I have an irritable bowl based on other symptoms I had about a couple of months ago. However, I have been referred to have an ultrasound scan for my abdomen which I should have had a couple of years ago following a blood clot. The ultrasound is to check mainly for gallstones as well as really for reassurance the GP said. She also examined my abdomen and it felt normal to her. I think I also remember her saying that more serious conditions that I am worried about tend to present differently that when I was describing if I am remembering correctly.
By the way I do health anxiety which you might have already guessed. My health anxiety got worse after I had a blood clot a couple of years ago. The other thing I was worrying about is that a certain number of people who have blood clots go onto develop cancer within 12 months if I remember correctly. The Haematologist however, said this was only 8% of people, and she thought that I had most likely picked up a genetic condition somewhere.
Given all this information, what do you think of this?
Thank you. Just one more thing. Today I noticed my stools floated a bit then sunk. However, they were a normal brown colour and looked soft. Also, there were some drops streaks of yellow on the toilet water. Is that also normal to you?
Also, can fybogel cause this change in bowl habits? I was actually constipated a few days ago, and now I have this change.
The only other symptoms I have are some belching after eating or drinking, some wind, and a tender spot on one of the bones of my right rib cage if I press on it quite hard.
Apart from that I have no other symptoms, and feel generally well. No yellow skin, urine is normal colour, and no whites of the eyes turning yellow. My abdominal discomfort I did have a few days ago has also settled.
My GP thinks I have an irritable bowl based on other symptoms I had about a couple of months ago. However, I have been referred to have an ultrasound scan for my abdomen which I should have had a couple of years ago following a blood clot. The ultrasound is to check mainly for gallstones as well as really for reassurance the GP said. She also examined my abdomen and it felt normal to her. I think I also remember her saying that more serious conditions that I am worried about tend to present differently that when I was describing if I am remembering correctly.
By the way I do health anxiety which you might have already guessed. My health anxiety got worse after I had a blood clot a couple of years ago. The other thing I was worrying about is that a certain number of people who have blood clots go onto develop cancer within 12 months if I remember correctly. The Haematologist however, said this was only 8% of people, and she thought that I had most likely picked up a genetic condition somewhere.
Given all this information, what do you think of this?
Also, can fybogel cause this change in bowl habits? I was actually constipated a few days ago, and now I have this change.
The only other symptoms I have are some belching after eating or drinking, some wind, and a tender spot on one of the bones of my right rib cage if I press on it quite hard.
Apart from that I have no other symptoms, and feel generally well. No yellow skin, urine is normal colour, and no whites of the eyes turning yellow. My abdominal discomfort I did have a few days ago has also settled.
My GP thinks I have an irritable bowl based on other symptoms I had about a couple of months ago. However, I have been referred to have an ultrasound scan for my abdomen which I should have had a couple of years ago following a blood clot. The ultrasound is to check mainly for gallstones as well as really for reassurance the GP said. She also examined my abdomen and it felt normal to her. I think I also remember her saying that more serious conditions that I am worried about tend to present differently that when I was describing if I am remembering correctly.
By the way I do health anxiety which you might have already guessed. My health anxiety got worse after I had a blood clot a couple of years ago. The other thing I was worrying about is that a certain number of people who have blood clots go onto develop cancer within 12 months if I remember correctly. The Haematologist however, said this was only 8% of people, and she thought that I had most likely picked up a genetic condition somewhere.
Given all this information, what do you think of this?
I've uploaded one more stool movement from today. Does this look normal to you as well? Thanks.
I've uploaded one more stool movement from today. Does this look normal to you as well? Thanks.
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
The stool colour and consistency in the pic you uploaded,seem normal.
I think that the core issue with you is that you over think about your health and have excess and clinically abnormal anxiety.
Please de stress yourself,meditate,learn relaxation techniques and belly breathing,be physically active and have nourishing diet.
Regards.
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
The stool colour and consistency in the pic you uploaded,seem normal.
I think that the core issue with you is that you over think about your health and have excess and clinically abnormal anxiety.
Please de stress yourself,meditate,learn relaxation techniques and belly breathing,be physically active and have nourishing diet.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
Brief Answer:
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
The stool colour and consistency in the pic you uploaded,seem normal.
I think that the core issue with you is that you over think about your health and have excess and clinically abnormal anxiety.
Please de stress yourself,meditate,learn relaxation techniques and belly breathing,be physically active and have nourishing diet.
Regards.
Black stools? Cause
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
The stool colour and consistency in the pic you uploaded,seem normal.
I think that the core issue with you is that you over think about your health and have excess and clinically abnormal anxiety.
Please de stress yourself,meditate,learn relaxation techniques and belly breathing,be physically active and have nourishing diet.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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