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Worm in stool

2017-11-15 04:42:56
Saw a worm in my stool a week ago but never saw any again. I have cramps and diarrhea. I’ve been having on and off diarrhea the past 3 months, I have a husband and a son but they never got it from me so I don’t know if it’s contagious or not. What could this be?
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See a surgeon and consider a deworming agent and Rx for colitis

Answered2017-11-17 10:51:42

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