What Does White Tissue Like Particle In Stool Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 10 Jan 2015

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Question : When I have a bowel movement, there is white tissue-looking matter in the toilet. It is not attached to the feces but floating. This has happened twice today. What could this be?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably shed gut lining

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
It is most likely to be shedded gut lining.
It would be good to have a histopathology examination of it.
Take care,
Dr Noble Zachariah

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (7 minutes later)

What causes gut lining to shed?

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Normal phenomenon of lining renewal

Detailed Answer:
It is a normal phenomenon and goes unnoticed in most people.
It is more if you have abdominal discount or loose motion

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar