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Worried about oil in stool

After I used the bathroom, (and there was no actual bowel movements except for some gas) I saw dark red, almost blood looking floating spots in the toilet. The weird thing is that on the toilet paper was a bright orange color...
None of this was from the urine, it was clearly something else. I'm worried because I had seen oily orange floating spots months ago and now it's back.
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It sounds like you could be experiencing fat malabsorption. Call your doc and get the problem checked out. There are a number of causes of fat malabsorption, so  you should try to verify and figure out the cause.
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I just want to add that I haven't eaten anything unusual. I had fiber one cereal for breakfast. That's all I ate.
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