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Suggest Remedy For Fat
my 8 year old daughter just had a BM and she had alot of fat gobules in the water she had a calzone for lunch at school and the fat was the color of the fat that sometimes drips off pizza. Should I attribute the fat to that or shouls I be concerned about her absorption of fat?
Fri, 22 Mar 2019
Hello,
One episode of oily stool should not be of concern.
If your kid's weight and growth parameters are normal, you need not to worry about this.
But if this oily stool is persistent then we need to consider malabsorption.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
One episode of oily stool should not be of concern.
If your kid's weight and growth parameters are normal, you need not to worry about this.
But if this oily stool is persistent then we need to consider malabsorption.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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