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Loose stools

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phoebeg23 · 13/12/2024 17:12

For the past 2 months my bowels have changed. I'm getting very loose stools, sometimes diarrhoea, but just really loose and coming out in little bits (sorry for the TMI).

I've had stool tests. FIT was normal and calprotectin was borderline - slightly raised but only by a little.

Blood tests were normal. Gp does not think I need a referral.

I do take antidepressants so don't know if it might be this. Any ideas what could cause symptoms like these? Worried about bowel cancer being on the rise in people in there 20s/30s!

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DustyLee123 · 13/12/2024 17:38

Are you doing a food diary?

phoebeg23 · 13/12/2024 18:15

@DustyLee123 no I have not done this yet - I have days of trying to eat bland food but no real difference.

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ScribblingPixie · 14/12/2024 19:26

Is there oil floating on the surface?

handholdneeded2024 · 14/12/2024 19:46

Do you take probiotics? My stools were like this when I took probiotics

phoebeg23 · 15/12/2024 18:12

No, no oil or probiotics x

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ScribblingPixie · 15/12/2024 21:30

You wonder if it could be related to your antidepressants - did it start at the same time you started taking them?

phoebeg23 · 22/12/2024 21:52

@ScribblingPixie yep, definitely those. Came off them and all is normal again the last few days. GP kept saying they didn't think it was that as well - highly annoying!

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ScribblingPixie · 23/12/2024 10:20

That's good news! I hope you find an alternative to the antidepressants.

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