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Something Stringy In Bowel Movement, Brown And Thin, Drinking Prune Juice, Fiber Supplements To Relive Constipation. Cause?
I recently stopped smoking about months ago, and to relieve the constipation that I got from that I have started drinking 8 oz of prune juice a day and have started fiber supplements. Recently I noticed something stringy in my bowl movements, it is brown and very thin and almost appears like a strand of hair. Could this be excess fiber in my stool or something else?
Fri, 4 Oct 2013
Hi,
It might be related to high fiber supplements you are already taking.
However, I would recommend to send your stool to the lab to examine for ova/parasite to exclude any possible intestinal parasitic infection.
Thank you.
It might be related to high fiber supplements you are already taking.
However, I would recommend to send your stool to the lab to examine for ova/parasite to exclude any possible intestinal parasitic infection.
Thank you.
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