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Dark Brown And Sticky Stools, Foul Smell, Occasional Upper Right Abdomen Pain, Normal CT Scan And Ultrasound For Gallbladder. Worrisome?

I have been experiencing dark brown and very sticky stool for about eight months. It has began to have a very bad smell and if not extremely sticky and hard to wipe away it is very flat. I do have occ pains upper right abdomen . I have had a ct scan and ultrasound for gallbladder and all was normal. Should I be concerned.
posted on Sun, 26 Aug 2012
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K nothing to worry ...its just an amoebic colitis ...take ciplox+tinadazole tab for 5 days and a stat dose of tab albendazole 400mg ...and for pain can consider tab buscopan ...only if u have pain ...thank u
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Dark Brown And Sticky Stools, Foul Smell, Occasional Upper Right Abdomen Pain, Normal CT Scan And Ultrasound For Gallbladder. Worrisome?

K nothing to worry ...its just an amoebic colitis ...take ciplox+tinadazole tab for 5 days and a stat dose of tab albendazole 400mg ...and for pain can consider tab buscopan ...only if u have pain ...thank u