Hello,
Thanks for posting on HCM,
Well from your description you are having the symptom called
steatorrhea (which is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may also float due to excess lipid, have an oily appearance and be especially foul-smelling). This occurs as a result of increased fat level.
The underlying condition causes of steatorrhea include:
- Malabsorption
- Malabsorption of fats in small intestine
- Pancreatitis
- Celiac disease/Sprue
Increased fecal fat levels are found in
cystic fibrosis, malabsorption secondary to other conditions like Whipple's disease or Crohn's disease, maldigestion secondary to pancreatic or
bile duct obstruction, and "short-gut" syndrome secondary to surgical resection, bypass, or congenital anomaly.
If I was your doctor, I will run some tests to determine if there is an existing underlying cause such as Stool exams +/- culture,
colonoscopy,
abdominal X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan, or ERCP and maybe request for other intestinal tests etc. Ones I have determined the cause, treatment will then follow depending on my findings.
I suggest you see a doctor for this if possibly a gastroenterologist.
Hope this helps