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Stool like 'Soft-Serve Ice Cream'

I've been having stool that's like soft-serve ice cream.
I've been to my family dr. who has run a few of the obvious tests like celiac, lactose, parasites etc. Nothing so far. I also get bloating and gastro activity throughout my mid-section.

I'm going to go back on Monday and ask for a fatty stool test. I can't see oil in the stool, but I wonder about it.

Any idea what causes this? I'm waiting to see a GI specialist, but where I live getting into a specialist is a long wait. I'm worried, that this could be something serious. . . . .

Thx.
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I had similar symptoms too. Bloating and light brown stool like soft-serve ice cream. Would you mind sharing the solution that helped you, please? Thank you.
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I had similar symptoms  would you like to share what solution helped you
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Thanks for the reply CNOEFL21.

The stool is light brown. I know some people describe malabsorption as 'yellow'. Mine might pass for yellow, but I'd say it's a dark yellow / light brown.

My frequency hasn't changed (I go normally every other day), but it's bulky, and loose.

I also feel week from lack of nutrition. I did a fat test, which I'll get the results for this week.

I took a bunch of antibiotics about 1-2 months before this started. Dr thought maybe that was the trigger. However I did a hydrogen test (lactose), but it came back negative. I'm not sure how accurate that test is.  Is a biopsy more accurate for bateria issues?  
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Are you constipated at all? What color is the stool?
I have this as well. but its usually after i havent gone in like 3-4 days. But i have celiac,ibs, and a bunch of food allergies. Maybe go to an allergy specialist so they can test you for food allergies (other than gluten and dairy)
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