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If you have fat in your stool it is indicative of a malabsorption. Your stool usually would be light-colored and float and there will be evidence of oily residue in the water. If this is the case you need to see a gastroenterologist for a workup of malabsorption. One of the tests that will be done would be a 72 hour stool collection for analysis of fat. There are other tests that may he done in order to see if you are malabsorbing fat from the small intestine. Assuming these tests are done and are negative then you may have irritable colon which is causing you to have several bowel movements a day and have a non-formed bowel movement which is preventing you from being able to easily clean yourself after each movement. I would recommend that you increase the amount of fiber in bulk in your diet with Metamucil or a similar bulk forming the agent with large amounts of fruits and vegetables and a salad twice a day. If this is not fat irritable bowel this will increase the bulk of the stool and allow you to have a normal shaped and formed stool which should leave no residue. Also after each bowel movement whpe with tucks with are cotton pads soaked in witch hazel which are effective in cleaning the rectal area. Give follow up on whether or not your stool tests are abnormal or not.

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