4. Nutrient malabsorption Malabsorption, which happens when your body can't effectively absorb nutrients from the foods you eat, can cause foul-smelling stool and other health concerns.

Yellow stool may indicate a malabsorption disorder caused by a parasite, illness, or disease. Malabsorption of fat can lead to an increased fat content in stools, which can be pale, large ...

You might have carbohydrate, fat or protein malabsorption, and stools that float are a common symptom, according to the National Library of Medicine. For example, when fats aren’t absorbed in ...

After considering and eliminating the above factors as potential causes of this patient's lack of response, malabsorption was considered the most likely of the remaining possibilities. It was ...

Excessive fat in the stool can indicate fat malabsorption in SBS. Doctors may order specialized tests that focus on specific symptoms or presentations of SBS to gain more insight into intestinal ...

It can feel a little strange — and maybe even concerning — but according to Dr Gaurav Mehta, a consultant in Gastroenterology ...