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Are Brown Stringy Pieces In Stools Of A Child Normal?

My son just pooped with brown stringy pieces that were in his stool is this normal? He is very athletic & just finished a hard lacrosse game. he says he s been noticing this for the last several weeks but is in NO pain and not constipated? It looks like brown string or body tissue?
Mon, 2 May 2016
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This could be indicating a parasitic bowel infection so I suggest he see a doctor for an exam and a stool sample sent to the lab for microscopic examination and cultures
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Are Brown Stringy Pieces In Stools Of A Child Normal?

Hi This could be indicating a parasitic bowel infection so I suggest he see a doctor for an exam and a stool sample sent to the lab for microscopic examination and cultures