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What Causes Orange Oily Spots On Water After Bowel Movement?
Question: My friend is telling me she has an orange oily spots floating on top of the water after her bowel movement.
Brief Answer:
Let her monitor only for now!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this observation that your friend has rerouted. This is caused by fat indigestion. The most common cause is poor diet or excessive fats that the body fails to digest adequately. Other possible causes are often diseases of the pancreas and gall bladder. That is vey unlikely at this time because there are no other symptoms being reported. I will suggest that she observes only for now as most of these symptoms often resolve spontaneously. It might also be beneficial to reduce the amount of fats in her diets. If this persists beyond 1week, then we will do a stool exam to obtain initial findings and further explore according to the results.
I hope this helps. I wish her well. Thanks you so much for using our services and I wish her a quick recovery. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Let her monitor only for now!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this observation that your friend has rerouted. This is caused by fat indigestion. The most common cause is poor diet or excessive fats that the body fails to digest adequately. Other possible causes are often diseases of the pancreas and gall bladder. That is vey unlikely at this time because there are no other symptoms being reported. I will suggest that she observes only for now as most of these symptoms often resolve spontaneously. It might also be beneficial to reduce the amount of fats in her diets. If this persists beyond 1week, then we will do a stool exam to obtain initial findings and further explore according to the results.
I hope this helps. I wish her well. Thanks you so much for using our services and I wish her a quick recovery. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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