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No Delicate Way To Say This But....

JerryK

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JerryK Community Regular
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Sorry for the gross topic, but I've had this problem for about a week now, ever since my last bout of

the big D. I believe it's getting better now, but what is the deal with that? Is it a symptom also and does it go away? Thanks, I promise not to ask any more poo questions, at least today :blink:

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Don't worry, we're all comfortable talking about poo :P

Pale stools are a symptom of celiac. Giving TMI about myself, for almost 4 years mine have ranged from "summer squash" to "pumpkin". Nobody seems to concerned about it for some reason, but it is a signal you aren't absorbing stuff or that you're digesting too quickly, I think.

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Don't worry, we're all comfortable talking about poo :P

Pale stools are a symptom of celiac. Giving TMI about myself, for almost 4 years mine have ranged from "summer squash" to "pumpkin". Nobody seems to concerned about it for some reason, but it is a signal you aren't absorbing stuff or that you're digesting too quickly, I think.

Hmm, interesting, I wasn't sure that this was a symptom of it. Now I have Enamel Hypoplasia and

yellowish un er...poo. It will be interesting to get tested...

I have no obvious symptoms of malabsorbtion that you'd notice from looking at me. Other than

short stature, which I got from my 4'11" mother (I managed 5'6"). I'm a muscular 175 pounds, it's

not like I'm scrawny at all.

I do however fit the profile that I've read about. Blond, European decent, short stature. We will see.....

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I used to have this a lot, too, in the beginning especially. I think it's from the food passing through your system too quickly.

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