AYURVEDIC HEALTH REMEDIES

GRAY STOOL

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AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON GRAY STOOL

Gray or light colored stool may have insufficient bile for digestion.
Ayurveda Gray Stool Example 1 Large

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DIET REMEDIES FOR 'GRAY STOOL'

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HOW TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN STAGE OF DISEASE #3

GRAY STOOL IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE #3 - ATTACKING TISSUE

If you have symptoms in this category it means that your imbalances are becoming stronger and weakening your body's resistance. Most people have a weakness in one or more organs. These areas of weakness are the 'weak link in the chain.' They are first to succumb when an imbalance reaches a tipping point. Repairing imbalances in this category often represent your last opportunity to prevent disease. At any moment, these imbalances could overwhelm weakened tissue and develop into a disease. You may feel pain or discomfort in the weakened area. At this stage you will need to support the weakened tissue with specialized foods and herbs for the weakened tissue.

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AVOID DIETS, LIFESTYLES & HERBS THAT AGGRAVATE THESE EFFECTS

According to Ayurveda, one or more of the following doshas and biocharacteristics may aggravate 'Gray Stool'. If you have an excess of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics below, Ayurveda recommends reducing foods and lifestyle habits that aggravate them. Click on the biocharacteristic to learn what foods and lifestyle habits should be reduced.

Symptoms Tell A Story

The first step to healing is learning patterns from your symptoms. Symptoms are clues that reveal underlying imbalances. Symptoms show you where your body is weakened. Ultimately, all disease has a root in tissues too weak to defend itself. Ayurveda describes these patterns of weakness using doshas & biocharacteristics. If you notice a biocharacteristic or dosha appears next to many of your symptoms, it helps you establish a pattern that may be systemic.
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VATA
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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

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DIFFICULT

ABOUT DIFFICULT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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RELATED SYMPTOMS & HABITS

The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Gray Stool'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them.

Biocharacteristics of 528 People Reporting Gray Stool

On average the biocharacteristics of people reporting Gray Stool were more aggravated than 99% of other symptoms. From the 528 people who reported Gray Stool in this research study of 74,671 individuals, average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:

BIOCHARACTERISTIC

AVG CLIENT LEVEL %

%CASES (#)

#IMBALANCE

Difficult Sign
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99.9%
52.1% (275)
8,532 have Difficult constitution
Cold Sign
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95.6%
22.7% (120)
8,107 have Cold constitution
Vata Sign
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91.5%
35.2% (186)
11,554 have Vata constitution
Pungent
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89.4%
22.5% (119)
6,802 have Pungent constitution
Dry Sign
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81.3%
26.7% (141)
9,009 have Dry constitution
Sour
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72.2%
23.5% (124)
7,528 have Sour constitution
Toxic
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71.6%
40.3% (213)
7,099 have Toxic constitution
Pitta
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59.1%
26.9% (142)
10,540 have Pitta constitution
Hot
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48.4%
15.9% (84)
7,949 have Hot constitution
Astringent
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34.5%
15.7% (83)
8,068 have Astringent constitution
Bitter
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32.3%
22.3% (118)
8,626 have Bitter constitution
Salty
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24.5%
34.8% (184)
7,179 have Salty constitution
Sweet
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23.0%
24.6% (130)
9,650 have Sweet constitution
Oily
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22.4%
20.3% (107)
9,587 have Oily constitution
Gooey
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22.4%
14.4% (76)
7,069 have Gooey constitution
Kapha
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22.1%
26.7% (141)
12,745 have Kapha constitution
Light
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21.5%
21.4% (113)
9,391 have Light constitution
Heavy
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20.9%
25.8% (136)
9,738 have Heavy constitution

Risk Factors of Gray Stool

Below you will see general risk factors as well as the greatest risk factors, i.e. those who were also more likely to report Gray Stool. Overall, 1.52% of people surveyed in this research study reported Gray Stool.

SYMPTOM (Cases)

Cases With Both

% Reporting This

Increase from 1.52%

Review These Common Risk Factors

Feel underweight (2358)
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40
Small number of cases
1.7%
10% more often
Feel overweight (25362)
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362
1.4%
10% less often
Hyperactive, quick (19615)
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156
0.8%
50% less often
Fatigue / tired (16721)
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313
1.9%
30% more often
Male (1336)
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28
Small number of cases
2.1%
40% more often
Female (26227)
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357
1.4%
10% less often
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Intestinal Perforation (142)
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11
Small number of cases
7.7%
410% more often
Liver Degeneration (200)
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15
Small number of cases
7.5%
390% more often
Semen discharge in urine (130)
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8
Small number of cases
6.2%
310% more often
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) (194)
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11
Small number of cases
5.7%
280% more often
Gastric bypass surgery (437)
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25
Small number of cases
5.7%
280% more often
Intestinal Obstruction (352)
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19
Small number of cases
5.4%
260% more often
Pus in stool (292)
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15
Small number of cases
5.1%
240% more often
Tarry black stools (1494)
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75
5%
230% more often
Oozing Sores on Skin (292)
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14
Small number of cases
4.8%
220% more often
Carbuncle (209)
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10
Small number of cases
4.8%
220% more often
Recurrent Vomiting (817)
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38
Small number of cases
4.7%
210% more often
Enlarged Spleen (328)
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15
Small number of cases
4.6%
200% more often
Fever (Current) (294)
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13
Small number of cases
4.4%
190% more often
Shiny / oily / fatty stools (2645)
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116
4.4%
190% more often
Pain in testicles (251)
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11
Small number of cases
4.4%
190% more often
Gray sclera (white part of eye) (231)
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10
Small number of cases
4.3%
180% more often
Fecal Incontinence (1138)
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49
Small number of cases
4.3%
180% more often
Blood or pus in mucus (462)
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20
Small number of cases
4.3%
180% more often
Green stool (4522)
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188
4.2%
180% more often
Even liquid foods aggravate abdominal pain (1126)
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47
Small number of cases
4.2%
180% more often
Frothy Stool / with Bubbles (1804)
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76
4.2%
180% more often
Pancreatic Insufficiency (545)
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23
Small number of cases
4.2%
180% more often
Guarding area of pain (886)
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37
Small number of cases
4.2%
180% more often
Bones brittle / break easily (575)
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24
Small number of cases
4.2%
180% more often
Crohn's Disease (341)
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14
Small number of cases
4.1%
170% more often
Solid foods aggravate abdominal pain (1417)
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58
4.1%
170% more often
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (555)
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23
Small number of cases
4.1%
170% more often
Liver Sore (883)
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36
Small number of cases
4.1%
170% more often
Bluish / Purple Tongue (472)
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19
Small number of cases
4%
160% more often
Fistula (425)
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17
Small number of cases
4%
160% more often
Ulcerative Colitis (568)
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23
Small number of cases
4%
160% more often
Duodenal Ulcer (373)
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15
Small number of cases
4%
160% more often
Pain relieved by cold (374)
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15
Small number of cases
4%
160% more often
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (227)
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9
Small number of cases
4%
160% more often
Whooping Cough (232)
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9
Small number of cases
3.9%
160% more often
Gallbladder Inflammation (1070)
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42
Small number of cases
3.9%
160% more often
Skin Infection (608)
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24
Small number of cases
3.9%
160% more often
Vomiting (1149)
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44
Small number of cases
3.8%
150% more often
Bloody stools (1021)
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39
Small number of cases
3.8%
150% more often
Abdominal pain continuous (1145)
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44
Small number of cases
3.8%
150% more often
Non-healing sore / ulcer (816)
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31
Small number of cases
3.8%
150% more often
Staph infection (1066)
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40
Small number of cases
3.8%
150% more often
Difficulty expectorating (1399)
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52
3.7%
140% more often
Stomach Ulcer (1449)
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54
3.7%
140% more often
Pain wakes you up at night (1604)
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59
3.7%
140% more often
Dull / Gray Skin (1056)
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39
Small number of cases
3.7%
140% more often
Purpura (429)
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16
Small number of cases
3.7%
140% more often
Prolapsed colon (272)
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10
Small number of cases
3.7%
140% more often
Impacted Fecal Matter (1293)
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47
Small number of cases
3.6%
140% more often
Cardiac Insufficiency (139)
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5
Small number of cases
3.6%
140% more often
Stool entirely liquid, no solid pieces (3898)
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136
3.5%
130% more often
Short Bowel Syndrome (201)
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7
Small number of cases
3.5%
130% more often
Burning abdominal pain (2301)
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80
3.5%
130% more often
Hepatitis (Past/Current) (790)
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28
Small number of cases
3.5%
130% more often
Burning / painful urination (1010)
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34
Small number of cases
3.4%
120% more often
Palpable Mass in Abdomen (267)
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9
Small number of cases
3.4%
120% more often
Croup (176)
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6
Small number of cases
3.4%
120% more often
Gout (451)
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15
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Chronic Infection (1413)
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47
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Yellow stool (3438)
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113
3.3%
120% more often
Abdominal surgery (1336)
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44
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Jaundice (568)
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19
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Frequent urge to defecate (2843)
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94
3.3%
120% more often
Painful rash (516)
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17
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Pale menstrual blood (461)
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15
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Pretend Eating / Playing with Food (461)
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15
Small number of cases
3.3%
120% more often
Brown coating tongue (279)
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9
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Orange / Rubbery Stool (1013)
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32
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Gray teeth (1031)
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33
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Lumps on Surface of Belly (713)
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23
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Convulsions (156)
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5
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Boils (1160)
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37
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Blood thick / Congested lymph (1069)
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34
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Stole food or money to buy food (1041)
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33
Small number of cases
3.2%
110% more often
Diabetes (Adult Onset Type II) (1568)
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49
Small number of cases
3.1%
100% more often
Gray coating tongue (1345)
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42
Small number of cases
3.1%
100% more often
Pain right upper abdomen (3670)
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114
3.1%
100% more often
Neuralgia (784)
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24
Small number of cases
3.1%
100% more often
Diarrhea quickly after eating (3488)
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109
3.1%
100% more often
Parasite passed in stool (353)
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11
Small number of cases
3.1%
100% more often
Joint pain after eating (712)
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22
Small number of cases
3.1%
100% more often
Weakness / Debility (3964)
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123
3.1%
100% more often
Nerve Damage (293)
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9
Small number of cases
3.1%
100% more often
Narrow Stool / Stringy Poop - Thin, pencil stool (6437)
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193
3%
100% more often
Swollen lymph nodes (2365)
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71
3%
100% more often
Explosive elimination (5685)
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170
3%
100% more often
Diarrhea (4657)
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141
3%
100% more often
Yellow mucus (3355)
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100
3%
100% more often
Bluish Skin (1150)
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35
Small number of cases
3%
100% more often
Tuberculosis/TB (135)
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4
Small number of cases
3%
100% more often
Manic / giddy (2385)
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72
3%
100% more often
Swollen lymph nodes - arm pits (2014)
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60
3%
100% more often
Food Poisoning (1032)
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31
Small number of cases
3%
100% more often
Malabsorption (4275)
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127
3%
100% more often
Groove in length of stool (1322)
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39
Small number of cases
3%
100% more often

Complications of Those Reporting Gray Stool

In this research study, people who report Gray Stool were likely to report the following:

REPORTS

CASES WITH BOTH

INCREASE

%

NORMALLY

Gastric bypass surgery
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25
+4.0 times
5%
1.26% (437 cases)
Bluish / Purple Tongue
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19
+3.8 times
4%
1.04% (472 cases)
Tarry black stools
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75
+3.5 times
14%
4.02% (1,494 cases)
Recurrent Vomiting
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38
+3.4 times
7%
2.03% (817 cases)
Prolonged bleeding when cut (Poor clotting)
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34
+3.4 times
6%
1.74% (1,259 cases)
Abdominal surgery
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44
+3.2 times
8%
2.47% (1,336 cases)
Shiny / oily / fatty stools
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116
+3.0 times
22%
7.25% (2,645 cases)
Liver Sore
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36
+3.0 times
7%
2.35% (883 cases)
Green stool
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188
+2.9 times
36%
12.23% (4,522 cases)
Guarding area of pain
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37
+2.9 times
7%
2.38% (886 cases)
Skin Infection
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24
+2.9 times
5%
1.7% (608 cases)
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Even liquid foods aggravate abdominal pain
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47
+2.9 times
9%
3.06% (1,126 cases)
Solid foods aggravate abdominal pain
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58
+2.9 times
11%
3.75% (1,417 cases)
Fecal Incontinence
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49
+2.9 times
9%
3.1% (1,138 cases)
Bones brittle / break easily
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24
+2.8 times
5%
1.76% (575 cases)
Vomiting
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44
+2.8 times
8%
2.82% (1,149 cases)
Frothy Stool / with Bubbles
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76
+2.8 times
14%
5.02% (1,804 cases)
Ulcerative Colitis
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23
+2.8 times
4%
1.44% (568 cases)
Difficulty expectorating
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52
+2.8 times
10%
3.62% (1,399 cases)
Gallbladder Inflammation
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42
+2.8 times
8%
2.9% (1,070 cases)
Stomach Ulcer
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54
+2.7 times
10%
3.67% (1,449 cases)
Fistula
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17
+2.7 times
3%
1.11% (425 cases)
Purpura
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16
+2.7 times
3%
1.11% (429 cases)
Blood or pus in mucus
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20
+2.7 times
4%
1.49% (462 cases)
Non-healing sore / ulcer
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31
+2.7 times
6%
2.25% (816 cases)
Staph infection
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40
+2.7 times
8%
3.01% (1,066 cases)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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23
+2.6 times
4%
1.51% (555 cases)
Bloody stools
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39
+2.6 times
7%
2.66% (1,021 cases)
Pain wakes you up at night
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59
+2.6 times
11%
4.18% (1,604 cases)
Impacted Fecal Matter
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47
+2.6 times
9%
3.44% (1,293 cases)
Abdominal pain continuous
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44
+2.6 times
8%
3.09% (1,145 cases)
Stool entirely liquid, no solid pieces
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136
+2.6 times
26%
10.11% (3,898 cases)
Burning abdominal pain
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80
+2.5 times
15%
5.97% (2,301 cases)
Pancreatic Insufficiency
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23
+2.5 times
4%
1.6% (545 cases)
Jaundice
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19
+2.4 times
4%
1.66% (568 cases)
Diabetes (Adult Onset Type II)
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49
+2.4 times
9%
3.79% (1,568 cases)
Slow, heavy digestion
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285
+2.4 times
54%
22.89% (21,898 cases)
Chronic Infection
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47
+2.3 times
9%
3.94% (1,413 cases)
Pain right upper abdomen
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114
+2.3 times
22%
9.65% (3,670 cases)
Bluish Skin
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35
+2.3 times
7%
3.08% (1,150 cases)
Boils
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37
+2.3 times
7%
3.08% (1,160 cases)
Diarrhea quickly after eating
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109
+2.3 times
21%
9.32% (3,488 cases)
Food Poisoning
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31
+2.2 times
6%
2.68% (1,032 cases)
Dull / Gray Skin
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39
+2.2 times
7%
3.14% (1,056 cases)
Frequent urge to defecate
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94
+2.2 times
18%
8.09% (2,843 cases)
Pain sudden onset
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116
+2.2 times
22%
9.9% (3,992 cases)
Gray coating tongue
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42
+2.2 times
8%
3.61% (1,345 cases)
Interstitial Cystitis
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24
+2.2 times
5%
2.27% (878 cases)
Diarrhea
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141
+2.2 times
27%
12.26% (4,657 cases)
Pain relieved by pressure
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67
+2.2 times
13%
5.91% (2,280 cases)
Gray teeth
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33
+2.2 times
6%
2.73% (1,031 cases)
Yellow stool
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113
+2.2 times
21%
9.6% (3,438 cases)
Intestinal colic / spasm / cramping
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152
+2.2 times
29%
13.28% (5,234 cases)
Fibromyalgia
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90
+2.2 times
17%
7.84% (3,094 cases)
Hepatitis (Past/Current)
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28
+2.2 times
5%
2.31% (790 cases)
Sharp abdominal pain
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157
+2.2 times
30%
13.92% (5,537 cases)
Gout
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15
+2.1 times
3%
1.4% (451 cases)
Explosive elimination
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170
+2.1 times
32%
14.98% (5,685 cases)
Orange / Rubbery Stool
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32
+2.1 times
6%
2.82% (1,013 cases)
Location of abdominal pain moves
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153
+2.1 times
29%
13.68% (5,432 cases)
Tooth ache
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82
+2.1 times
16%
7.57% (2,997 cases)
Narrow Stool / Stringy Poop - Thin, pencil stool
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193
+2.1 times
37%
17.55% (6,437 cases)
Pain relieved by doubling over
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67
+2.1 times
13%
6.2% (2,537 cases)
Difficulty Swallowing
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82
+2.1 times
16%
7.64% (2,999 cases)
Pale menstrual blood
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15
+2.1 times
3%
1.44% (461 cases)
Malabsorption
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127
+2.1 times
24%
11.52% (4,275 cases)
Manic / giddy
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72
+2.1 times
14%
6.75% (2,385 cases)
Lumps on Surface of Belly
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23
+2.1 times
4%
1.93% (713 cases)
Exercise aggravates symptoms
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123
+2.1 times
23%
11.1% (5,106 cases)
Frequent Nausea
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139
+2.1 times
26%
12.57% (5,021 cases)
Burping relieves stomach pain
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89
+2.1 times
17%
8.22% (3,413 cases)
Anal Spasm
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33
+2.1 times
6%
2.91% (1,145 cases)
Mucus on stool
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187
+2.1 times
35%
17.07% (6,422 cases)
Pain with sense of fullness
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131
+2.0 times
25%
12.26% (4,736 cases)
Painful menstruation & menstrual cramps
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233
+2.0 times
44%
21.59% (13,471 cases)
Sticky saliva
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70
+2.0 times
13%
6.38% (2,391 cases)
Exercising as punishment
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47
+2.0 times
9%
4.43% (2,175 cases)
Voiding large quantity of stool
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133
+2.0 times
25%
12.33% (4,675 cases)
Stole food or money to buy food
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33
+2.0 times
6%
2.96% (1,041 cases)
Pretend Eating / Playing with Food
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15
+2.0 times
3%
1.48% (461 cases)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
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116
+2.0 times
22%
10.87% (4,107 cases)
Gallstones / Attack
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51
+2.0 times
10%
4.95% (1,914 cases)
Swollen lymph nodes
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71
+2.0 times
13%
6.44% (2,365 cases)
Chest Pain
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75
+2.0 times
14%
6.96% (2,589 cases)
Sore eye muscles
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65
+2.0 times
12%
5.97% (2,328 cases)
Undigested food in stool
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211
+2.0 times
40%
19.95% (7,390 cases)
Kidney Infection
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48
+2.0 times
9%
4.49% (1,649 cases)
Appendicitis
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34
+2.0 times
6%
3% (1,169 cases)
Blood thick / Congested lymph
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34
+2.0 times
6%
3% (1,069 cases)
Painful rash
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17
+2.0 times
3%
1.51% (516 cases)
Swollen lymph nodes - arm pits
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60
+2.0 times
11%
5.54% (2,014 cases)
Abdominal pain worse after eating
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107
+2.0 times
20%
10.09% (3,850 cases)
Recent weight loss
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42
+2.0 times
8%
4.04% (1,516 cases)
Parasite passed in stool
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11
+2.0 times
2%
1.01% (353 cases)
Restricting Water Intake
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19
+2.0 times
4%
2.02% (650 cases)
Weakness / Debility
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123
+2.0 times
23%
11.64% (3,964 cases)
Morning Sickness
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31
+2.0 times
6%
3.04% (1,146 cases)
Pressure in eye
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64
+2.0 times
12%
6.09% (2,299 cases)
Neuralgia
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24
+2.0 times
5%
2.54% (784 cases)
Dull ache in abdomen
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133
+2.0 times
25%
12.73% (5,023 cases)
Nut allergy
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24
+2.0 times
5%
2.56% (960 cases)

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The Color of Your Poop
Green Stool
Yellow Stool
Brown Stool
Orange Stool
Gray/Tan Stool
Bloody / Tarry Stool
The Shape of Your Poop
Type 1 Separate hard lumps, like nuts or rabbit pellets (hard to pass)
Type 2 Sausage shaped but lumpy
Type 3 Like a sausage but with cracks on the surface
Type 4 Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
Type 5 Soft blobs with clear cut edges
Type 6 Fluffy pieces with frayed edges, mushy
Type 7 Watery, no solid pieces, entirely liquid

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