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What is this? Worms? Intestinal shedding?

https://imgur.com/a/B1Js8zs

I was in the ER a week ago for severe stomach pains and 3 days of constant diarrhea. They ran stool labs and didn’t find c-diff or anything else on the enteric panel. Do they check for round worm or tape worm?

Could this be intestinal shedding? After the diarrhea stopped I didn’t go at all for a week. I took one ducolax tiny pill last night and today pooped this. My cats did have worms recently and one does sometimes play in the bathtub.

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2024/11/28
17:47 UTC

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Help uploading pics

So basically I've just jumped in the group as my partner has been having some weird fatty waxy clumps around her shit and mucous too and I've been trying to figure out what it might be for her. She's had a healing journey from something called tsw (topical steroid withdrawal)so she has very low trust in doctors (she's been neglected by them in a major way) and with the tsw throughout the last few years and untill this point we have been able to identify issues with her poo as she has previously had high fat content in it because of the steroid had caused some liver issues. That was corrected with diet. But this is something a bit different she's experiencing now.. and having got past tsw and is just healing her body now this poo has caused a bit of worry. She's has been constipated. And the stuff that she's getting out now is causing her some worry.. now the only thing I can find that resembles it was diagnosed as a candida issue. And she has had candida issues due to antibiotic use before and during her tsw journey. I'm unable to upload the photos too this for some reason though. I stumbled on the group and saw that there was decent advice on here so I thought I'd try my luck

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2024/11/26
21:01 UTC

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Clockwork

For over 2 months once a week I get diarrhea. Cramps, crap and it’s gone. I don’t eat any different than I ever did before. Just eating what I feel like and don’t go by any weekly menu or anything. Curious what would cause this?

0 Comments
2024/11/26
19:41 UTC

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I have to spend at least an hour in the bathroom

Its usually 2. Very recently, when I go to wipe, I can feel more in me. Then I try and poop and can't. I need to use my finger sometimes. But other times I can't fully each it enough to remove it, even with my full finger and pushing I can barely reach, so it takes a long time to get it out. Other people living with me have become extreamly annoyed with me. I eat 1-2 bananas a day and drink water intill my stomach is in pain.

4 Comments
2024/11/25
06:30 UTC

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Wipe forwards or backwards?

So this is a standing debate we’re having. I just need to know the amount of people that wipe forwards, and the amount of people that wipe backwards. My theory is, men wipe forwards, women wipe backwards. Just need to know how correct i am😅

10 Comments
2024/11/23
23:05 UTC

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Constipation and hard pebble-like poop

So I've had that for like a month and a half straight, constipation, stomach ache and pebble like hard poop. Those pebbles are mostly small but the big ones then cause the constipation. Should I go to a doctor or something? I don't want to struggle with this for the rest of my life

1 Comment
2024/11/23
08:10 UTC

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Rectal spasms and fragmented stools

Can rectal spasms cause you to have frequent fragmented bms (like thumb sized pieces, but not rock hard). I have 1 good bm in the morning and then all day I get tenesmus and rectal spasms and have to go soft thumb sized pieces over and over again. A lot of times I have to use my finger to help get then out because they are smal and I can't evacuate them without help. Shortly later, I will more and same thing happens. I get it out, only to have another piece again shortly later

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2024/11/21
20:45 UTC

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Are soft pebble poops normal

For the longest my bowel movements consists of pebbles instead of logs. I see a bit of mucus in my stool but no sign of blood. I know diet plays a big part and I eat lots of salad.. could that be the problem? I take miralax hoping to have a normal bowel moment but all I get a lots of small pebbles.

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2024/11/21
04:07 UTC

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Don't know if the colour of my poop is normal - picture warning

So I am a massive worrier when it comes to health and I have had an extreamly stressful month and now I am worried that my poop is yellow/orange. Its always been this colour I think but at the moment I have some stomach issues and I always think more is going on, like liver issues or gallbladder issues. When I wipe its lighter on the TP but maybe thats just because its white paper?

Do my poop and the colour on the TP look normal? Would you say its orange/yellow/pale?

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2 Comments
2024/11/18
21:44 UTC

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Are these parasites in my stool?! NSFW link of stool included

Hi. l've had a couple of symptoms such as loose stools here and there as well as increase in asthma and allergies, and most recently redness in my throat. All my labs came out "amazing" as per my physician minus my eosinophils being high (900) which he related to my asthma and allergies. lam worried about parasites and I wonder if these look like parasites or just mucus?! Initially I thought mucus but now I'm not so sure. Embarrassed but I'm freaking by out about it so I was hoping someone had some insight https://imgur.com/a/UONaL33

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2024/11/17
02:22 UTC

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Need suggestion.

Should i worried about this and 2 weeks there were only red dots now this.

2 Comments
2024/11/16
09:24 UTC

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Reversing Gut Disorders Through Clinical Hypnosis with Dr. Ali Navidi

Hypnosis may seem absurd or just entertainment, but clinically, it’s a powerful tool for healing gut issues via the subconscious. Clinical psychologist Dr. Ali Navidi uses trance states to treat chronic pain and GI conditions like IBS, SIBO and IBD. In this episode, he covers the brain-gut connection, hypnotherapy, CBT for GI disorders, and how anxiety, trauma and stress impact gut health on The Perfect Stool Podcast with host Lindsey Parsons, EdD: https://linktr.ee/theperfectstoolpodcast

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2024/11/14
21:47 UTC

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Incomplete evacuation

After I have a bm in the morning, I don't feel finished. I normally will have a couple more bms after that. Still, I won't feel done. If I use my finger and put it into my rectum I won't feel stool, but if I wiggle my finger around in there I will get another urge and have a lot more stool come out. Does this mean I had incomplete evacuation, or am I stimulating stool from higher up that wasn't ready yet?

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2024/11/14
16:02 UTC

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NSFW is this a parasite? a fluke?

what would you do!?

i’m trying not to lose it.

the past 7 days i was on a killer antibiotic. And i’ve been doing a spoonful of papaya seeds for 2 days.

how do i post a photo!? (see link for now)

Fluke?

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2024/11/14
03:29 UTC

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I found a brownish stick on my poop

I have found two cause

1 its either Toilet paper that had been stuck in my asshole since it kinda looks like one And i dont Wipe gently so idk 2 maybe some typa worm

Idk didnt touch it but i had an diarrhea so I need help

2 Comments
2024/11/12
01:22 UTC

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Small Black bits in poop and slightly darker

I took a shit and saw some darker spots, it’s kinda gross but I kinda poked it with a stick and moved the dark bit around it with it and it didn’t really leave any red traces but it didn’t break down as I moved around with the stick, I ate a little bit of spinach by yesterday by the way but I’m just making sure

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2024/11/10
13:46 UTC

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Thin Poop After Surgery

I had rafaelo surgery (radio frequency) on 3 internal hemorrhoids two weeks ago. I also had an external tag removed. I am taking mucigoval (macrogrool/miralax + electrolytes) daily. I noticed that my stools are very narrow. Could this mean that surgery caused anal stenosis?

2 Comments
2024/11/08
17:21 UTC

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3 weeks post op internal hemmroids sutured

I had 3 internal hemmroids sutured (no cutting involved) and I am still so uncomfortable and feel a lot of pain. I felt with a lubed finger and still feel stitches and swollen lumps. Is this normal? My surgeon didn't prepare me for any of this and made it sound like suturing was no big deal and painless. Worried I made myself worst. Also struggling with incomplete bms.

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2024/11/07
23:03 UTC

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The Gut-Gene Axis: Unlocking your DNA to Solve Chronic Health Issues with Jenna Weeks, ND

Dealing with persistent health issues? Discover how genetic mutations could be affecting your gut and overall wellness. In this episode, Dr. Jenna Weeks, ND, breaks down SNPs—genetic variations tied to gut health, mental health and chronic conditions. Drawing on eight years of research, Dr. Weeks uncovers the hidden genetic forces behind anxiety, depression, chronic inflammation, leaky gut, SIBO, fibromyalgia and autoimmune disorders on The Perfect Stool Podcast with host Lindsey Parsons, EdD: https://linktr.ee/theperfectstoolpodcast

0 Comments
2024/11/06
22:29 UTC

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Is this black stool?

hello, the last few weeks Inhave been weak and tired, although I have been able to do my daily activities (gym addiction) the fatigue is general and comes and goes, I had blood tests and everything was fine, I have a family history of colon cancer, and when some discomfort starts in my body my mind start to imagine things, for 2 days I have had a little abdominal pain (nothing serious) and my stool looked like this today, what do you think

NSFW: https://imgur.com/a/QH3gDEK

4 Comments
2024/11/06
15:23 UTC

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I get this every time I'm on

Every time I'm on my period i get this yellow mucus in my stools with little bits of blood in. Has anyone else had this or any idea what is causing it. This has been happening since last October.

https://imgur.com/a/6ZseypS

4 Comments
2024/11/03
16:17 UTC

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what is this little light spot on stool

last night i had a little blood in my stool but not today at all then i saw this little spot on stool any ideas?

https://imgur.com/a/FqMOHcw

0 Comments
2024/11/01
01:48 UTC

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is this blood in stool?

im a 19 year old male. These past week or 2 i've been a little constipated. i go a little bit at a time everyday still but just not as much as usual but i was like okay sometimes that's a symptom of the new anxiety meds i started "busiprone" and being an anxiety freak i think the worst so im stressing colon cancer so i was just curious if this is blood and today i drank a lot of apple juice and it messed with my stomach and made me go to the bathroom a lot and red came out so i don't know if this is blood or not or maybe just the ketchup from my mcdonald's cheeseburger😂 but can someone tell me if not thanks anyways!!!

https://imgur.com/a/s9oTCa4 ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ PICTURE

3 Comments
2024/10/31
07:43 UTC

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colon cancer at 20

dying at 20

colon cancer?

20M

110LBS

5'8

never smoked/stopped drinking

Contains pictures of stools please watch out!!!

4 weeks ago had sudden change of bowels to only pebbles/dehydrated stools and everytime I ate something like apples or strawberry I would have extreme bloating.

Days passed and after drinking a bottle of 750ML my stools started smelling like grease and looked light brown, also floated all the time. This is malabsorption but ultrasound and bloods was fine.

Everytime I go to sleep or eat anything I have bloating, if I drink water while bloated it gets worse.

I'm going to the washroom everyday 3-4x a day, sometimes I just pass pebbles.

Then yesterday after drinking coffee I had ribbon/flat stools with elongated stools: (NSFW: https://imgur.com/a/tAFgPLi)

3 days before this stool I also had a seemingly normal stool: NSFW - https://imgur.com/a/BeQ0iRe

And now I had loose stools which were also narrow and flat, "Pyramid-like": NSFW - https://imgur.com/a/s8bUXox

Update 1: NSFW https://imgur.com/a/hu7epXJ as you can see this stool has a narrow tail and a bulk head, like it's compressing at the end.

update 2: NSFW; https://imgur.com/a/KfDoHDh Extremely pencil thin stool and elongated.

How could've a tumour grown this fast to start?

7 Comments
2024/10/27
20:39 UTC

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Pooped out string like thing twice

Yesterday and today I pooped string. On I pulled apart and it looked like hair? Someone help!

2 Comments
2024/10/27
10:02 UTC

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What soap to use for your butt?

Sometimes i get mad rashes because of the soap i use. I know to not use soap but its basically part of my routine?? So what brand can i use?

2 Comments
2024/10/25
07:43 UTC

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How to clean your bum with a showerhead?

OCD guy here, and with a current colonoscopy coming up i dont want to wipe my ass raw. So how do you use the showerhead. Do you squat down and point it up?

7 Comments
2024/10/22
19:23 UTC

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32w pregnant & freaking out.

In the US if that helps regarding what this could possibly be. Southeastern United States. I have an OB appt on Friday. I have them every week since this is my last trimester. I’m a first time mom. And can be a bit of a hypochondriac, if I’m not careful. Which has led to this post hoping someone can give me any kind of advice or insight.

I’ve been having tiny bowel movements for the last 2 hours. I will get bad cramps, feel very nauseous, and poop just a little. And then feel normal for 15 minutes and then it starts all over again. It’s really stressing me out. Also, should I fish this thing out of the toilet and take it to the ER?

After I receive some feedback I’ll share what my initial thoughts were. Anywho, thank you to anyone who takes the time to look at my disgusting picture and offer me advice. As a female it was really hard to commit to uploading a pic of my stool to the interwebs.

Thanks again though for any help

5 Comments
2024/10/22
05:25 UTC

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I poopooed and i think i passed something that looks like a worm

It looks like a long strip of bacon

1 Comment
2024/10/21
00:51 UTC

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