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What Causes Undigested Food Particles In Stool?

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Posted on Wed, 17 Aug 2016
Question: sorry for a disturbing image. need to understand why I see these orange things most of the times I poop. and is there something to worry about?
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Answered by Dr. Abhijit Deshmukh (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Seems undigested food

Detailed Answer:
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Welcome to HCM
Thank you for your query
I understand your concern

Well it seems to be undigested food particles that you see in the poop which is orange in color.
Nothing to worry about it.
It's very much normal to see some undigested food especially fiber rich food getting excreted in stools sometimes.
If you are too much worried then can get your stools examined on three different occasions in a good lab to see for any positivity for presence of blood, ova and cysts though unlikely.

Hope this answers your questions
Happy to help.
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What Causes Undigested Food Particles In Stool?

Brief Answer: Seems undigested food Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome to HCM Thank you for your query I understand your concern Well it seems to be undigested food particles that you see in the poop which is orange in color. Nothing to worry about it. It's very much normal to see some undigested food especially fiber rich food getting excreted in stools sometimes. If you are too much worried then can get your stools examined on three different occasions in a good lab to see for any positivity for presence of blood, ova and cysts though unlikely. Hope this answers your questions Happy to help.