small white balls in stool

[cl1972]

I've just found this site and what a joy to know I'm not the only person who seems to be suffering from this weird and irritating condition.  I first noticed these balls (about the size of small pin head to the larger coloured pin heads) around six years ago!!  I had recently had my son and had started to take Venlafaxine again after a break during pregnancy.  I saw my doctor who said it was probably nothing to worry about, in fact I don't think he really believed me.  This prompted me to collect some samples to show him the next week.  I easily filled a little urine specimen vial with about 50 of these little balls (which considering each motion was laden throughout with them, was an extremely easy task!!) and deposited a fresh stool in a sample vial also.  My doctor duely sent them off for analysis and I waited patiently for the results.  When I went to collect the verdict, it was that my stool contained no parasites and the little balls were considered to be undigested food!!  This made me so angry as I eat nothing that resembles these things so how could they be food??  Each time I wipe myself, I can feel them scrape against my skin, it is an embarassing and uncomfortable condition.  It would appear that I have a few things in common with those of you that suffer also; a touch of IBS, food intolerances, changable stools, medication, bloating and cramps.  This has to be more than what I've been told, I've recently found out about Giardiasis and it looks promising but for the length of time I've suffered... Please, please, please, if anyone out there has found out further information on this subject, please post it for me to read!! x


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[Meadmaid]

Thank you so much Joya and the others who've posted here. I've been going nuts trying to find out what was going on with my stools showing little white pin head sized round balls as well as some of you have. I was worried about parasite eggs or something. I've also been taking Venlafaxine extended release medication. What you describe sounds exactly like what I'm seeing. You're so right that the prescribing doctor or the medication insert should tell people to expect this as normal so we don't go crazy thinking we're very sick with something weird! Thank you to everyone!.

[oneredfish]

For the past week I've been noticing the same thing.  I also take venlafaxine; what a relief! :)

[yonox]

I have been taking Venlafaxine for about one year, and never noticed these balls. Today though, after 3 days with diarrhea, and while waiting  for the labs my doctor request; I noticed these little white balls on my stool, and I panicked.  It was a relief to find Joya325's posting, I was going crazy, because I've been looking online, and it does not look like any known human parasite egg could be seen with the naked eye.

[LivviK]

Thank you so much for posting this.  I have been on Venaflaxine for many years and only recently started experiencing the same problem.  I was frantic about this and when mentioned to my doctor, she asked if I had animals.  When I answered positively, she suggested that it was worms.  Omigosh, I nearly had a heart attack.  Anyway, after numerous treatments for worms, I am still experiencing the same thing, but at least now I feel way better.

[iashleigh]

I've been noticing these too!
However, I don't take the medication that you all do. I have used a vaginal gel to help with a bacterial infection, but Im not sure if this is a factor as i was getting them before the gel. And I don't eat any dairy products as I am allergic. These balls range from pinhead size all the way up to grape size and are sometimes bloody.
It's very frightening and embarressing especially with me being 17! Help!

[dieseldaddy]

Just a note that I, too, have the same strange little white balls in my stool and I ALSO take Venlafaxine! so it sounds like it's our bodies doing what they should and passing teh waste "casings" after they have released the medication. WHEW! thought I had some weird intestinal bug, parasite,worm issue...