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- Stool color: When to worry - Mayo Clinic
Stool comes in a range of colors All shades of brown and even green are considered typical Only rarely does stool color indicate a possibly serious intestinal condition Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that digests fats
- Fecal incontinence - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Fecal incontinence is accidental passing of solid or liquid stool Fecal incontinence may happen when a person has a sudden urge to pass stool and cannot get to a toilet in time Also, stool may leak when a person doesn't sense the need to pass stool Common causes of fecal incontinence include
- Constipation - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Constipation is usually treated with changes in diet and exercise or with nonprescription medicines Constipation may require medicines, changes in medicines or other treatments prescribed by a health care professional Long-term constipation, also called chronic constipation, may require treating another disease or condition that can cause or worsen constipation
- C. difficile infection - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Clostridioides difficile (klos-TRID-e-oi-deez dif-uh-SEEL) is a bacterium that causes an infection of the colon, the longest part of the large intestine Symptoms can range from diarrhea to life-threatening damage to the colon The bacterium is often called C difficile or C diff
- Infant constipation: How is it treated? - Mayo Clinic
Learn about baby bowel habits so you can recognize the difference between typical stool passage and constipation in infants
- Diarrhea - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Diarrhea — loose, watery and possibly more-frequent passage of stool — is a common problem Sometimes, it's the only symptom of a condition At other times, it may be associated with other symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or weight loss Luckily, diarrhea is usually short-lived, lasting no more than a few days But when diarrhea lasts beyond a few days, it is usually a
- Antibiotic associated diarrhea - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
For most people, antibiotic-associated diarrhea causes mild symptoms, such as: Loose stools Passing loose stools three or more times a day Mild antibiotic-associated diarrhea may begin within hours or within a few days of starting an antibiotic
- Pinworm infection - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
A pinworm infection is one of the most common worm infections worldwide Pinworms are thin and white They're about 1 4 to 1 2 inch — about 6 to 13 millimeters — long Pinworm infections are caused by swallowing or breathing in pinworm eggs These tiny eggs are too small to see with the eyes Infection happens most often in school-age and preschool-age children Symptoms of a pinworm
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