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What Causes Loose Stools, Stomach Gas And Bloating?
Question: Hi, I have had loose stools, gas and frequency for over a week now. Also a mucosy wormy substance by stool....it is causing fatigue; bloated and gassy too. I got checked for c diff and some parasites and results were clear.
Brief Answer:
Have there been any changes in your diet?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that you have reported. They really point to a digestive upset but do not suggest a specific disease condition. For now, I will like to know if there have been any changes in your diet. Being cleared of c diff and parasites alongside a normal recent colonoscopy means these symptoms are most likely not cause by a diseased organ.
For how long have you had them? Symptoms of this nature often raise the suspicion of irritable bowel syndrome. However, these must have been going on for a while. Also, do you feel better when you defecate? Has anything changed with your diet?
Please, help me with responses to the above questions so that I can factor them in before making recommendations on how to treat this problem.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Have there been any changes in your diet?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that you have reported. They really point to a digestive upset but do not suggest a specific disease condition. For now, I will like to know if there have been any changes in your diet. Being cleared of c diff and parasites alongside a normal recent colonoscopy means these symptoms are most likely not cause by a diseased organ.
For how long have you had them? Symptoms of this nature often raise the suspicion of irritable bowel syndrome. However, these must have been going on for a while. Also, do you feel better when you defecate? Has anything changed with your diet?
Please, help me with responses to the above questions so that I can factor them in before making recommendations on how to treat this problem.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thankyou! I have had these symptoms for about 8 days.... I had been on a gluten free diet since I felt better on this and may have eaten some wheat or flour. I tended toward constipation before this. I am mostly upset by gas and frequency of BM with loose to very loose to just a mucous stool. I was on turmeric and this made things orange? I am not sure if I should lean toward high or low fiber and IBS is a good guess unless pinworms could be creating the problem.... I did eat smoked fresh caught lake salmon and wonder if the fish triggered this.... Thanks!
Brief Answer:
Difficult to pinpoint the exact cause now!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for this precise information. If something changed in your diet, it could be the trigger but then it is difficult to tell. For now, I will like that we address the worry of frequent and loose stools. I will recommend you take loperamide for this. It is available over the counter.
For fiber, increase the fiber content of your diet. This is the best approach. I hope that these two measures will help address the symptoms. Keep me updated with your progress.
Until next, I wish you well and a speedy recovery.
Difficult to pinpoint the exact cause now!
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for this precise information. If something changed in your diet, it could be the trigger but then it is difficult to tell. For now, I will like that we address the worry of frequent and loose stools. I will recommend you take loperamide for this. It is available over the counter.
For fiber, increase the fiber content of your diet. This is the best approach. I hope that these two measures will help address the symptoms. Keep me updated with your progress.
Until next, I wish you well and a speedy recovery.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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