Hi Nick. If the stool test was recent then there may be no need to repeat the test. However, if the results are more than 3 months and the symptoms only started recently then you have to consider another stool test. It is possible that the ‘white balls’ and ‘orange like sticks’ are undigested food particles. This may be a sign of an issue with the digestion process. Remember that it may only be a small portion of the food you ate within the past 72 hours and the digestive enzymes and fermatation process in the gut could have changed it. So it may not look like anything you ate recently. Apart from the test for worms, you should speak to your doctor about other tests that are done as part of a stool analysis. It can help with the diagnosis.

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Nick

3 weeks ago I was back from a holiday in Hong Kong. I am living in Beijing, China, but I am a European people from East Eurpe. In Hong Kong, exactly after I arrived, I was check in hotel and went to the beach. I was swimming in the ocean then I want5ed to back to my hotel. Instantly , in the bus I started feeling so bad, dizzy, nausea and I was vomiting and felt as I was never feel before. I arrived to the hotel at least, where the symtoms continued and second day I had diarheea and next day the same, after every meal, 30 mins later I should be near a toilet or other way….. Continued nausea and unclear vision and dizzy. I put all this on my ovulation period , but in Beijing I had never this bad symtoms, just mild. I was thinking is something from ocean, a “sea” bad feeling or something or the climate something. I back to Beijing in one week later and felt better. This symtoms disappeared, but almost 3 weeks later, I developed something in my left feet , like a cyst, like a vain , or inflamation , painful and which not pass away with any kind of medication like antiinflamatory or other pain killers. I started an antibiotic Levofloxacin , also without effect after 5 days.. 2 days later, there appeared other “inflamation” or cyst in my upper back , feft side, the same painful, persistent pain and without any effect to any kind of medication or gel for massage as Flagyl. I was taken a dose of Tinidazole and next day I noticed the pain from my foot was little smaller and the inflamation not so big as a day before. But I continue to have joints pains , suddenly came and go and then it’s come back in other part of body or the same joint or other muscle of the body as in the left side today, but lumbar area muscle. I am still on Levofloxacin to end the course and I also continue with 2 more dose of Tinidazole. I am wonder if Albendazole is the same thing as Tinidazole or have a larger area of coverage ? Am I on the right treatment ? What hospital section should I go with all this ? I also don’t know if my blood tests will be influenced by the medication I am curently on. Is this possible ? If I go to neuro-surgeon, or orthopedy, they will treat me for atritis probably, which is not the case ! I do admit I have bones problems and pain in autumn , but nothing on this kind, there was only pains, but nothing was grow up in muscles and feet termination ever ! And usually , when I had a bones pain due to clmate chnage or pressure, I was ok with antiinflamatory pills, but now no have any effect and is not related to this. In the feel and back is like a tumor, a vain inflamed or a cyst . Is not visible, only when I touch it and press it can be feel and when I am walking is become painful. All the back muscles now I feel painful. I mantion that I am also on Serrapeptase enzime tretament since 3 months, for Endometriosis scar tissue . It helped me a lot with the menstrual problems and pains, but I read several comments also about this enzime that gives such reaction in some peoples. Is this true ? Have you any more idea ?
Please help me where to go ? which kind of doctor and what kind of tests to ask to be done ? I am foreigner here and difficult to talk with doctors as they don’t speak English well or not speak at all.
Thank you !

Hi Christina. Yes, he could have a stool test done. A sample of stool would be sent to a lab where it would be analyzed. Even if there are no worms in it, they should find the tiny eggs of these worms which would verify the diagnosis. It is advisable that he has a stool test done. If necessary he should consider consulting with a gastroenterologist since his symptoms are persisting. Remember that eradication of parasitic intestinal worms doesn’t occur overnight and sometimes the medication may need to be taken again in a repeat dose.

Hi Audrey. We have not seen the pictures and either way we would not diagnose you online as it against our terms of service. Rather speak to your doctor about your concerns. A stool sample may be necessary which will then be sent to a laboratory. If there are worms, or segments of it, or the eggs in the stool then your doctor will be able to reach a diagnosis and prescribe the appropriate medication. Many of your symptoms may be indicative of an intestinal worm infection. However, there are instances where long string objects in the stool are actually mucus and mistaken for worms. Mucus in the stool can arise for may reasons but with some of the digestive symptoms that you have mentioned it could be conditions like irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease.