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Can You Diagnosis Of Stool Sample Report?

Posted on Fri, 20 Dec 2024

Question: diagnosis of stool sample

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (4 minutes later)

I was having diahhrea and abdominal pain 2 weeks ago doctor put me on brat diet. This formed the stools but the pain remained as well as my stools becoming very thin. doctor then put me on high fiber diet yesterday and after having much metamucil my stools started thickening up more. The stool picture I sent is the last stool and now i see what appears to be blood.

Symptoms since this has began : diahhrea, lower abdominal pain below belly button, thin stools, a feeling of trapped gas or not completely emptying bowels probably due to colon stricture, mucus stools and now blood on stools apparently. doctor has told me to stay on the high fiber diet for a few more weeks as it takes awhile he said for stools to normalize but he has not seen the new bloody stool picture yet. I am waiting to hear from him tomorrow or the day after.

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (2 minutes later)

The current symptoms are only this bloody stool and some "soreness" type of feeling in lower abdomen. The fiber helped take most of the pain soreness away so I think it is good and perhaps the fiber is cleaning out my colon of something?

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Diverticulitis.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Have seen the photo attached by you,
Clear cut blood could be visualised.
Your symptoms are suggestive of Diverticulitis.
A CT scan of abdomen should be done initially to rule out the possibility along with it a stool culture test should be done to rule out the bacteria involved.
These tests should be done intially before starting further treatment.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (31 minutes later)

Hello sir I did a stool culture test and I am bacteria free.

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (5 minutes later)

I also uploaded a new stool picture it seems a lot of undigested food probably from all the fiber im having. The red piece seems like a tomato or coagulated blood but I actually put gloves and picked it up and I believe in my opnion it is a piece of tomato from a sandwich I ate this morning is this different from the blood you saw earlier and is there blood in this picture?

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (0 minute later)

Thank you for your help sir I am just very concerned with this situation. I will ask my doctor for a CT Scan is there anything else you can tell me since I told you I am bacteria free and uploaded this new stool sample.

Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (7 minutes later)

My blood tests also came back all within range as well.

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up.

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Have seen the photo attached,
I would suggest you to take probiotic VSl#3 two times a day.
Along with it take Prizolec 20 mg once daily
A digestive supplement like Aristrozyme two table spoon twice can also be taken to assist digestion.
Take easily digestible food.
If available a course of Ofloxacin 200 and ornidazole 200 mg can be taken for two days.
If relieved no need to go for CT in COVID times.
Thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar