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Oil or mucus in stool?

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how do you tell the difference between oil and mucus in your stool?

I'm getting tested for a few things, and my doctor is telling me to keep an eye out for oil in my stool. I have had mucus in my stool before (sometimes colored because of the consistency of the BM), but I dont know how to look for oil specifically. Please help me.

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  • kevin30685
    kevin30685 Guest

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    If titration floats you can notice an oily substance floating this is oil which can be a sign of malabsorption but you will see it floating in the toilet mucus can look like string coming from your stool
  • Timpanogos
    Timpanogos Guest

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    Mucus in stool or urine tends to be whitefish and in strands. Mucus is Sally a sign of irritation in lGI tract. Some will float on water in toilet or dangle down tentacle like. Oil on other handle floats on top of water and sometimes has a sheen like an oil slick. You might look up term stateatorrhea which just means oil or fat in stool. From what I've seen steatorrhea can be related to diet, decreased absorption of fats in indigestion or other problems in upper GIGI tract involving gallbladder, pancreas, liver. Most times it appears to be something simple However, get yourself checked out by GI doc if possible. Good luck.
    • Timpanogos
      Timpanogos

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      That should have been White appearing not whitefish. Autocorrect, is the bane of my typing. Although I do like Whitefish, the food and the town Montana.
  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 Guest

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    If there is oil in the stool the stool will float. It will be difficult to flush.

    If it is oil, I would try to cut down on fatty foods.

    Hope this helps

    Sarah

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