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A general guideline to reading “poo”

(re-printed with permission from a Pancreatitis group)

Stools

Color

Yellow or greenish stool — indicates rapid transit (small bowel).

Black, Tarry stool — indicates bleeding in the upper digestive tract.

Bloody stool — red blood or clots indicate bleeding in the colon.

Orange stool –  type of food, infection, bile duct issue, hemolytic issue

Pasty, light-colored stool — indicates lack of bile (liver disease).

Large, gray, rancid-smelling stool — indicates inadequate digestion or absorption (malabsorption syndrome).

Consistency

Watery stool — indicates small bowel wall irritation (toxins and severe infections).

Foamy stool — suggests a bacterial infection.

Greasy stool — often with oil on the air around the anus: indicates malabsorption.

Excessive mucus — a glistening or jelly like appearance: indicates colonic origin.

Odor

(the more watery the stool, the greater the odor)

Food like or smelling like sour milk — suggests both rapid transit and malabsorption.

Putrid smelling — suggests an intestinal infection.

Frequency

Several in an hour, each small, with straining — suggests colitis

Three or four times a day each large — suggests malabsorption or small bowel disorder.

Condition of Dog

Weight loss, malnutrition — suggests small bowel disorder.

Normal appetite, minimal weight loss — suggests large bowel disorder.

Vomiting – small bowel origin, except for colitis.