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Suggest Treatment For Dark Stools And Mucous In It,stomach Pain And Headache

My stool has been exceptionally dark and really loose and flaky. There s a weird mixture of a mucusy stool combined with flaky stool that looks like coffee grinds. I don t know what is causing this or if I should seek medical attention. I ve had a bad stomach ache as well along with a headache and I ve been going pretty frequently.
Mon, 29 Feb 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted your history of dark, loose flaky stools with mucus which look like coffee grinds.
There is also a bad headache, stomach ache and going for motion pretty frequently.
I would advise you the following:
Send stool sample for tests for 3 consecutive days.
If infection is present get treated with a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic and see the results.
In most of the times you may get alright.
If there is a no complete relief, get further tests like colonoscopy, CT scan of the abdomen and so on to find the reason and get treated accordingly.
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Suggest Treatment For Dark Stools And Mucous In It,stomach Pain And Headache

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of dark, loose flaky stools with mucus which look like coffee grinds. There is also a bad headache, stomach ache and going for motion pretty frequently. I would advise you the following: Send stool sample for tests for 3 consecutive days. If infection is present get treated with a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole, probiotic and see the results. In most of the times you may get alright. If there is a no complete relief, get further tests like colonoscopy, CT scan of the abdomen and so on to find the reason and get treated accordingly.