Sour and smelly stools may be caused by irrational diet, indigestion, intestinal flora imbalance, intestinal tumors, etc., which can be improved through dietary adjustments, medication, surgery and so on. 1. Adjusting diet: Some foods, such as onions, garlic, eggs, etc., can be decomposed and produce gas with sour odor when they enter the gastrointestinal tract. You can eat less of these foods to reduce the odor of the stool; 2. Medication: For acidic and smelly stools caused by indigestion of food, you can give medication to promote digestion, such as digestive enzyme tablets. When the intestinal flora is imbalanced, the number of harmful bacteria increases, which may decompose intestinal contents and lead to sour and smelly stools. At this time, the intestinal flora can be regulated by oral medication, such as probiotics and lactobacillus tablets to relieve the symptoms. 3. Surgery, chemotherapy: sour stool may also be caused by intestinal tumors. When there are tumor cells growing in the intestines, it may not only cause narrowing of the intestinal lumen and accumulation of intestinal contents, but also damage to the intestinal wall tissues. It can be usually chemotherapeutic drugs or through surgical treatment, such as intestinal resection anastomosis, etc., the disease gets better and the symptoms will be relieved. There are many causes of sour stool, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, if necessary, improve the stool culture, colonoscopy, tissue biopsy and other tests to clarify the cause of the disease, active treatment.
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