What Causes Dark Brown Stool?

Posted on Fri, 22 Jul 2016

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Question : I pass a dark brown stool but I usually do not feel a great need to toilet although once I feel a stir I go. If I leave it for three or more days the stool is hard to pass and sometimes it is difficult to get rid of because It sticks. I have to use the toilet paper and pull it out. there are sometimes little balls.

Answered by Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You need to keep stool frequency to once per day at least

Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible.

Based on the history you have shared,you should know that the more time you will give stool to stay in side gut, more water it will reabsorb, making it hard enough to be passed comfortably.

It can cause the problems like piles,fissure etc. You can use stool softeners instead like syp Lactulose to keep its frequency upto at least once per day. That will be more comforting and easy for you. Also ensure good hydration status by drinking a lot of water it'll help reducing the symptoms too..

Hope this has answered your query, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee