Keriorrhea is the production of greasy, orange-colored stools which results from the consumption of indigestible
wax ester
A wax ester (WE) is an ester of a fatty acid and a fatty alcohol. Wax esters comprise the main components of three commercially important waxes: carnauba wax, candelilla wax, and beeswax..
Wax esters are formed by combining one fatty acid with o ...
s found in
oilfish
The oilfish (''Ruvettus pretiosus'') is a species of snake mackerel fish with a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical and temperate oceans. It can be found at depths of from , usually between . It can grow to a length of TL (nearly 10 feet) ...
and
escolar
The escolar, ''Lepidocybium flavobrunneum'', a species of fish in the family Gempylidae, is found in deep (200–885 metres, or 656–2,904 ft) tropical and temperate waters around the world. It is also known as snake mackerel, ' ( Hawaii ...
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Steatorrhea
Steatorrhea (or steatorrhoea) is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may be bulky and difficult to flush, have a pale and oily appearance, and can be especially foul-smelling. An oily anal leakage or some level of fecal incontinence may oc ...
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Rectal discharge
Rectal discharge is intermittent or continuous expression of liquid from the anus ( per rectum). Normal rectal mucus is needed for proper excretion of waste. Otherwise, this is closely related to types of fecal incontinence (e.g., fecal leakage) bu ...
References
Feces
Diarrhea
Gastrointestinal tract disorders
Steatorrhea-related diseases
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