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What Causes White Spots In Stool?

Hi! I have a question for my mother. She is around 60 years old and has chronic hereditary constipation. She is hypertensive, overweight and has a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Recently, she complained of white spots in her stools. Stools she passed were soft but malodorous. Please tell me what could be the reason for this and any tests required, if any.
Wed, 10 Feb 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

This may indicate that there is a problem with the absorption of food particularly fat.

Poor absorption of food (malabsorption), can occur due to different possible causes such as: (a) celiac disease
(b) inflammatory bowel disease
(c)disease of the gallbladder , liver, pancreas
(d)parasitic infection
(e)lactose or other food intolerance
(f)side effect of medication

If this continues, she should consider visiting her doctors office. A stool sample can be sent to the lab for analysis.
Blood tests or any other investigations would depend on examination and stool sample findings.

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What Causes White Spots In Stool?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic This may indicate that there is a problem with the absorption of food particularly fat. Poor absorption of food (malabsorption), can occur due to different possible causes such as: (a) celiac disease (b) inflammatory bowel disease (c)disease of the gallbladder , liver, pancreas (d)parasitic infection (e)lactose or other food intolerance (f)side effect of medication If this continues, she should consider visiting her doctors office. A stool sample can be sent to the lab for analysis. Blood tests or any other investigations would depend on examination and stool sample findings. I hope this helps