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Q: Orange oil in poop

asked by: Health_freak on May 17th, 2008

New User

My Daughter who is fifthteen
one day felt moisture in her underwear she stood up and checked it was
orange and oily she went to the toilet and all that came out for about ten minutes was this orange oil and finally poop that looked normal

she didnt eat anything out of the normal
cereal for breakfast(it happened about one hour after breakfast)
last night she had spaghetti bolognese
and lunch fish can't remember what fish, it was line fish of the day

should i be worried?? Confused

Replies(4)

Dr. Nikola

replied on May 29th, 2008

Doctor

When did this happen?
How many times she has experienced such "orange oil" in the stool?
Does she have any other symptoms?

rodz

replied on May 1st, 2009

New User

omg

i have the same problem!!!!!! its been going on for almost a week. it smells bad and my stomach gets upset. what could this be?

bnbrown

replied on August 27th, 2009

New User

It's from the fish! Namely escolar, which has digestive problem of its own. It can't break down waxes that naturally occur in its diet, so it stores them as oil in its flesh. The human body can't digest the fat and waxes in escolar. Not at all. Our bodies extract the fats, which are liquid at our body temperature, and excrete them through the back end.

66lucky6

replied on September 30th, 2009

New User

When fat isn't digested properly, you can have that orange oil in your stools. Maybe it signifies something more serious, like a digestive problem, but before you panic you should ask her if she's tried the drug Alli or orlistat. It's available over the counter for weight loss. It keeps you from digesting part of the fat in what you eat, so you end up with exactly that side effect--oily orange stools.

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