Steatorrhea, or fatty stool, describes frothy, foul-smelling stool that floats. Steatorrhea can happen after eating high-fat foods, but it may also indicate liver disease or another health condition.

Steatorrhea refers to bulky, foul-smelling, oily stool that tends to be pale in color and float in the toilet bowl, resisting flushing. (These are the 9 most common reasons your poop is black.) If it ...

IN THE last two years several new antibiotics have become available. Three of these, — aureomycin, chloramphenicol and terramycin, — affect a wide range of bacteria and, since they are effective ...

Although fecal hydroxy fatty acids are known to be increased in steatorrhea, we found this increase to be inconstant in different types of steatorrhea. In eight normal subjects, hydroxy acids were ...

Water is the major component of the human stool. The rest is a combination of fibres, bacteria, mucus, protein, salts, various cell linings and fats. Too much fat in the stool is called steatorrhea.

"Sticky poop" occurs when there is excess mucus in stool (feces) or it's greasy and harder to wipe or clean. It can be a symptom of infection, or a common sign of steatorrhea, a condition associated ...