
Baby poop: What to expect - Mayo Clinic
Jan 26, 2024 · Once your baby starts to eat solid food, your baby's poop might contain a wide variety of colors. How often babies poop also varies.
Stool color: When to worry - Mayo Clinic
Oct 10, 2024 · Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered typical. Only rarely does stool color indicate a possibly serious intestinal condition.
White stool: Should I be concerned? - Mayo Clinic
Nov 28, 2023 · White stool isn't typical. If you have white stool, you should see a medical professional right away. A lack of bile causes white or clay-like stool.
Rectovaginal fistula - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Feb 27, 2024 · Symptoms. The most common symptom of a rectovaginal fistula is passing gas or stool from the vagina. Depending on the fistula's size and location, you may have only minor symptoms.
Identifying diarrhea caused by bile acid malabsorption
Feb 20, 2018 · Normal enterohepatic circulation of bile acids. In cases of bile acid malabsorption, bile acids are ineffectively reabsorbed in the terminal ileum, which stimulates bile acid synthesis in the liver, resulting in increased concentrations of both serum 7αC4 and fecal bile acids.
Fecal incontinence - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Nov 27, 2024 · Overview. Fecal incontinence is accidental passing of solid or liquid stool. Fecal incontinence may happen when a person has a sudden urge to pass stool and cannot get to a toilet in time.
Pregnancy constipation: Are stool softeners safe? - Mayo Clinic
Mar 6, 2025 · Your healthcare professional might also recommend a laxative. Bulk-forming laxatives, such as psyllium (Metamucil, Konsyl, others) and polycarbophil (FiberCon, Equalactin, others) are typically considered safe to use during pregnancy because they …
Infant constipation: How is it treated? - Mayo Clinic
Oct 5, 2024 · Symptoms of constipation in young children include: Painful passing of baby poop, also called stool. Hard stool that's either larger than typical or small pellets that are difficult and painful to pass.
Gastrointestinal bleeding - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Oct 13, 2023 · Symptoms. Symptoms of GI bleeding can be easy to see, called overt, or not so obvious, known as occult. Symptoms depend on the rate of bleeding as well as the location of the bleed, which can be anywhere on the GI tract, from where it starts — the mouth — to where it ends — the anus.
Encopresis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Sep 25, 2021 · Encopresis, also called fecal incontinence or soiling, occurs when constipation causes impacted stool to fill the colon, and liquid stool leaks out.