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Fiber In Poo String Or Worm

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Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

it becomes a string. The thread like worm floats in the water and moving. Please suggest. Is it ...Hi Doctor, For last few days I am noticing a tiny red string like worm coming out with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

Hi, I noticed a worm like “string” coming out of one of my stools today. It is like an off white color. Is it a worm? I have photos. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ratnakar Kini MD

Hi, I found long thin string in my poop. It was about 3mm wide and about 6cm long and flat and stringy and quite tough to break. Could this be a worm? I would of though a worm would not be tough... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

dehydrated). Today I pooped and one of the little clumps had like a string thing hanging out. Looked like a worm. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rajinder Bajoria MD

string. When I used a tissue to examine it more closely, it looked like a bunch of tough fibers, whitish-brownish in color. They appear rather long, like maybe an inch or two. What could that be?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajinder Bajoria ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

I am 20 years old and perfectly healthy in almost every way. Today I found a yellowish string in my ... milimeter thick... however it was not a perfectly straight string and seemed more like a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

white string in stool on occasion recently. Does resemble string, not mucos, etc. Abdominal ..., not certain of origin. Not sure if this might be parasite or excess fiber or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. RAJAAT VOHRA MD

I had a long string like string, brown in color in my stools. It appeared that it had to be pulled out and at first I thought it was a worm, however it more likely looked like a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. RAJAAT VOHRA ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sehrawat MD

Hi I m 27 weeks pregnant and I noticed a string like fiber while in the shower I then attempted to pull the string like fiber it broke on half I got out of the shower and sat on the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sehrawat ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

Hi, My son is 5 years old and he does not go to poo in the morning, he prefer to do it later in the ... digestion issues or any worm infection which is slowing down the digestion process.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)