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What Causes Fuzzy Brown Stools After Bout Of Colitis?

Hi! I had a bout of colitis last week. parasite test has not come back yet. It s not c diff or salmonella. I had intestinal bleeds, bits of my intestine come out, etc. liquid diet for a day or two then slowly introduced foods. Colonoscopy scheduled for November. I m doing well, but I am having these weird fuzzy brown poos now. What s causing that?
Mon, 17 Nov 2014
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Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion you should test for occult blood in the stool.

I suspect there is a internal hemorrhage in the intestines and which resulted in brown color because of the digestion of haemoglobin.

If occult blood test or OBT is positive, it is internal hemorrhage.

The cause for hemorrhage must be known, in order to it colonoscopy must be done to diagnose and so to treat the cause.


I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.
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What Causes Fuzzy Brown Stools After Bout Of Colitis?

Hello, I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion you should test for occult blood in the stool. I suspect there is a internal hemorrhage in the intestines and which resulted in brown color because of the digestion of haemoglobin. If occult blood test or OBT is positive, it is internal hemorrhage. The cause for hemorrhage must be known, in order to it colonoscopy must be done to diagnose and so to treat the cause. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you. Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist.