# Medical question: What does one have when one poops oil? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 6, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081 "2009-07-06T14:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/21 "2009-07-06T19:52:43Z")
> [@lalenin](#): > > Hey, I just had some escolar last week, in St. Pete Beach! The waitress failed to mention that particular effect, and I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary since. For what is worth the fish was delicious. My wife has never experienced it, either. Me, it hits every time. Massively unfair- it’s great as sushi. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/22 "2009-07-06T20:05:53Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Is there a chance these oily poops are going to catch on fire? And if so, is there video? ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/23 "2009-07-06T20:26:23Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > And if so, is there video? This is the internet. OF COURSE there’s a video. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/24 "2009-07-06T20:35:34Z")
**What does one have when one poops oil?** An answer to the energy crisis? ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/25 "2009-07-06T20:45:12Z")
Can this be caused from drinking excessive amounts of really crappy beer and then eating something nasty right before bed? Because, er, I know someone like that. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/26 "2009-07-06T22:12:25Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > My wife has never experienced it, either. Me, it hits every time. Massively unfair- it’s great as sushi. maybe related to what else you ate? mrAru and I did a sushi-fest last weekend, and I did pretty straight sushi and sashimi, but he added tempura veggies and had digestive issues [and the white tuna is fantastic - the mouth feel is silkier than regular tuna, had it as sashimi] while I didn’t … Wish I could afford another sushifest =( I could really go for more ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/27 "2009-07-07T04:32:30Z")
Before I had my ass-o-scope I mean colonospectimy or however you spell it (tired not looking up) I would occasionally have oil poop as well. Apparantly I have IBS and that output is caused by it. Is you oil light brown in color? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/28 "2009-07-07T07:09:27Z")
Alli/Orlistat can give one oily stools. ---
**Author:** ![ashman165](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@ashman165](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashman165)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/29 "2009-07-07T08:04:53Z")
> [@Gfactor](#): > > Well, we do discourage questions seeking medical advice. If the OP had given out information of the sort you’d give to a physician when seeking diagnosis or treatment, the thread would probably have been closed. > > **Gfactor** > General Questions Moderator No shit? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/30 "2009-07-07T13:10:48Z")
You’re sitting on black gold, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/31 "2009-07-07T14:44:02Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Have you recently had escolar, or “super white tuna”? It’s a tasty fish which has relatively recently become popular… the only problem is that the oil in it is undigestable, so you end up with oily poop. That’s why it’s called the “ExLax Fish”. > > A shame, 'cause it is very tasty. Wish I’d never read that. Super white tuna is one of my favorite sashimi choices. And I have no gall bladder. I’ve yet to recognize any problem, and I probably eat it once a week.😕 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/32 "2009-07-07T16:21:01Z")
> [@MannyL](#): > > Is you oil light brown in color? Wait… it comes in different colors? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/33 "2009-07-07T16:40:43Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Wait… it comes in different colors? never mind… misread question. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/34 "2009-07-07T20:42:13Z")
Could also be gluten intolerance or celiac disease. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/35 "2009-07-08T17:31:21Z")
A semi-related question: If one eats a meal that one’s GI tract finds “disagreeable,” and one ends up sitting on the toilet 45 minutes later, is the excreta composed of the meal just eaten? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/36 "2009-07-08T17:33:48Z")
In most cases food cannot go through your body in 45 minutes. It takes many hours. What comes out today is probably what you ate yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/37 "2009-07-08T17:35:35Z")
I once ate an apple, had immediate stomach cramps, and 30 minutes later was crapping apple sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/38 "2009-07-08T17:37:22Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > In most cases food cannot go through your body in 45 minutes. It takes many hours. What comes out today is probably what you ate yesterday. That’s kind of what I figured, since the whole system is some 20-30 feet long. So why would a person’s colon react so quickly (and in such a manner) to a meal that’s still up in the stomach? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/39 "2009-07-08T17:40:32Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > And if so, is there video? [How about a snapshot?](http://afterbucket.com/_wsn/page3.html) ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081/40 "2009-07-08T17:46:31Z")
It isn’t [black oil](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_oil), is it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-question-what-does-one-have-when-one-poops-oil/502081.md?page=3)