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What Does White Tissue Like Particle In Stool Indicate?
Question: When I have a bowel movement, there is white tissue-looking matter in the toilet. It is not attached to the feces but floating. This has happened twice today. What could this be?
Brief Answer:
Probably shed gut lining
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
It is most likely to be shedded gut lining.
It would be good to have a histopathology examination of it.
Take care,
Dr Noble Zachariah
Probably shed gut lining
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
It is most likely to be shedded gut lining.
It would be good to have a histopathology examination of it.
Take care,
Dr Noble Zachariah
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What causes gut lining to shed?
Brief Answer:
Normal phenomenon of lining renewal
Detailed Answer:
It is a normal phenomenon and goes unnoticed in most people.
It is more if you have abdominal discount or loose motion
Normal phenomenon of lining renewal
Detailed Answer:
It is a normal phenomenon and goes unnoticed in most people.
It is more if you have abdominal discount or loose motion
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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