During the summer I took a trip to Mexico and got horrible Traveler's Diarrhea, which was accompanied by chills and vomiting. After I got back to the U.S. the diarrhea stopped, but my stools were still irregular: sometimes they were loose, sometimes they were light colored, sometimes dark colored, mucuousy etc. -- the only constant was that my BMs were urgent and strenuous. When things didn't return to normal after about 10 days, I went to a doctor, who put me on Cipro (two pills a day for three days). After the Cipro my doctor did a wide range of tests for bacteria and parasites: I'm not sure which ones, but I know Giardia was one of them, and all of the tests came back negative. My stools have become more or less normal (I've also been taking metamucil, which has helped) but I have noticed small white spots in my stools, which haven't gone away. At first I thought they were smalls pieces of peanuts, but I have cut peanuts out of my diet for over a week now, and they still appear in every BM. I have also been having problems with fatigue, light-headedness, and headaches, which were not present during the initial TD, but have been plauging me since mid-september. My doctor seems as mystified as I am. I am a 25 year old male, not sexually active, with no serious illnesses. I am on fluoxetine (generic prozac) and prilosec. What could be causing this small spots, and could it be at all related to the fatigue, light-headedness and headaches?
i just had white, seed-like spots in my stool recently. and what's strange is that i have similar symptoms to what you described. for the past couple of days i've been experiencing light-headedness as well as major headaches.
Hi, just read your post. I have had the same symptoms in the past however I noticed the medication I was taking (efexor fx) had a similar composition to the white spots in the stool. What I think has happened is after a bout of loose stools the medication failed to absorb into my system and has just passed straight thru. The headaches experienced afterwards are a side effect of not getting the right dose of medication and I was actually experiencing withdrawal symptoms. My suggestion would be to open your prosac capsule and see if the tiny balls inside are similar to what you are passing. Hope this helps!
Kate
Kate
Hi all, I've had the same symptoms too and am also on efexor fx. Light headedness and fatigue are symptoms I suffer with daily but have also just been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. Extremely common in twenty something year olds.
Kate - what did you do about your efexor dosage to make sure that you were getting the right dosage if your system wasn't absorbing it properly. The light headed side effects are horrible and cause nausea for me so if you have a solution or suggestion it would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
Nat
Kate - what did you do about your efexor dosage to make sure that you were getting the right dosage if your system wasn't absorbing it properly. The light headed side effects are horrible and cause nausea for me so if you have a solution or suggestion it would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
Nat
Have you considered intestinal worms (i.e tapeworm)
those white spots are likely eggs....
those white spots are likely eggs....
Hey (:
I'm a 14yo female and a bit of a hypochondriac so obviously I was a little worried by exactly what you've mentioned :( I've not been on medication and I haven't got any health problems (that I know of)... I'm experiencing light headedness and fatigue too.
Did you ever find out the reason and the cure for these "small white spots in your stools"? I'm having the same problem.
sounds like worms !!the question is i had the same thing after detoxing!! 400 billion probiotic and woodworm,walnut hull etc.question would be are you detoxing!!using anything for candida,probiotics herbs?could be flushing your system!!