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What Causes Grey Stool?

I have been having grey stools lately and green today and for a few weeks my stools have changed to a ribbon like form. I had the homee colon cancer check, which came out negative, several months ago. Today is the first day I have felt well since a week before Thanksgiving, when I thought I had some intestinal bug and was sick for over a week, followed by malaise, followed by a UTI, followed by pain in pancreas region (have had pancreatitis three times in 40 years), and all the while very tired. I amalso having a fibromyalgia flare. Is there any hope for me? I ll be 78 next month, female, 5 2 , 177 lbs.
Mon, 2 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Greyish colored stool is commonly seen with intestinal infection.
So better to get done stool microscopic examination and stool culture sensitivity report.
This will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide about effective antibiotic treatment.
Eat more curd and yogurt.
Take oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc tablet.
Don't worry, you will be alright with all these.
Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm.

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What Causes Grey Stool?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Greyish colored stool is commonly seen with intestinal infection. So better to get done stool microscopic examination and stool culture sensitivity report. This will isolate the causative organism and sensitivity report will guide about effective antibiotic treatment. Eat more curd and yogurt. Take oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc tablet. Don t worry, you will be alright with all these. Avoid stress and tension, be relax and calm. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.