I went on vacation 2 weeks ago and about a week and a half ago I started to notice my stools were very soft, and I have been experiencing a lot of gas. I also have noticed with every bowel movement my stool has very tiny white specks. I do not eat anything with sesame seeds and I have not changed my diet in any way. These specks are actually smaller than the seeds and seem to be flat. There are a large amount uniformly throughout the stool.
A few days ago I started to notice with each bowel movement the stools seem to get lighter and lighter, they are not completely white yet but they are a light clay color and the white specks are still there.
Could I have caught something on vacation, I didn't go out of the country but it is the only thing I have done differently recently.