The loose bowels of babyhood and early toddlerhood can be impressive both in their number and explosive power. Most are caused by thehighly contagious rotavirus, which is spread through the stool of an infected person. It's all too easy for rotavirus to be passed around in your own home, ...
Stool is normally brown, but green poop is common at any age. Stool typically turns green because of something green that you ate or drank. It usually returns to brown within a day or two. Stool can also turn green if you are doing a colon cleanse, ate something with a laxative effect...
Green stool is not generally a cause for alarm and can be perfectly natural, but it may indicate that you are dealing with an underlying problem that will not go away on its own. If you see another color shift such as red blood in the stool or black tarry stool, it indicates some und...
Taking iron supplements or Pepto Bismol can cause dark or black poop. If neither of these could be the culprit, then it’s a good idea to give your doctor a call. Tar-like, black stool can indicate bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. If this, or another sudden color change, is also...
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I never consider it normal for a dog to have loose stools. in most cases there is something that can be done to make them better. The problem is that it is often difficult to determine what is going on. The first step I would recommend is to have your vet examine a stool sample to...
Has a persistent fever or is under age 6 months with a fever over 100.4° F (determined by a rectal thermometer) Seems dehydrated Has bloody stool Is less than a month old with three or more episodes of diarrhea Passes more than four diarrhea stools in eight hours and isn't drinking enou...
A few weeks ago I noticed my aged cheesegrater Mac was experiencing issues at boot. It wasn’t urgent – I am not using it on a day to day basis but still would like it to remain operable. This entry is a troubleshooting log to help me keep track of symptoms observed and solutions ...