What causes white poop?
Does it mean it's not being absorbed?? TIA
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Brown, black and even green are normal colors for stool, but never pale white. White stool can be a sign of serious problems in the digestive tract. A variety of diseases and conditions can cause stool to turn pale or white. Consult a medical professional.
Liver Dysfunction
Disorders of the liver including cirrhosis, hepatitis and cancer can decrease bile production, resulting in white stools. The liver may not be able to actively produce bile, or the bile may not be able to leave the liver due to cysts or tumors. Jaundice, dark urine and itching skin are additional symptoms of liver disease.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/23208-causes-white-stool/#ixzz27b3rnqqo
Dr. Oz says!
The color of stool can vary dramatically and can also be a clue as to whether various disease states are present.
Normal stool is brown due to its composition: bacteria, water, bile, bilirubin, broken-down red blood celIs and indigestible plant matter like cellulose, along with small amounts of protein and fat.
Red stool is most worrisome as it indicates bleeding in the lower GI tract from conditions like hemorrhoids or diverticulosis, or more serious conditions like rectal cancer. Red stool can also be caused by ingesting red food coloring or beets. While it should always be reported, it's not always an ominous sign.
Green stool can occur with rapid transit through the intestines where bile doesn't have a chance to be broken down to its final brown color. Green can also be a sign of Crohn's disease, antibiotic use, ingestion of leafy greens or iron therapy.
Yellow stool can be the result of gallbladder dysfunction which causes improper handling of bile. Infection with giardia lamblia produces a characteristic yellow diarrhea. In addition to causing diarrhea, different types of infection in the GI tract, whether viral, bacterial or parasitic, may cause changes in stool color.
White stool can be a sign of fat malabsorption, as with pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, but barium used for X-rays can also give the same appearance. Mucus in the stool can give it a whitish appearance and may be due to inflammation or benign conditions like IBS.
Black stool should trigger a search for bleeding from the upper part of the GI tract (esophagus, stomach or small intestine), but can also be seen with iron therapy, heavy meat consumption, and bismuth-containing compounds.
Light-appearing clay-colored stools are characteristic of liver disease and decreased bile output, but can also be caused by antacids containing aluminum hydroxide. Vitamins and supplements commonly cause changes in urine color but may also change stool color.
Call the doc just to be sure
Valerie
DS 2005
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I do have IBS and I suspect it's most likely that as I feel pretty good for the most part. I have a surgeon consult next week and will mention it to him. Thank you Valerie.
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Valerie you were on the money with liver. I had some blood tests done about a month ago and I got the results yesterday. Turns out my Liver Function Test was slightly elevated, 65 and max should be 55, it was 18 a few months before. I was only a month from surgery when I had that test done.
My PCP said not to worry but to cease taking Itraconazole with immediate effect. She thinks my bad toenail is OK now though, yay!
BTW I don't drink alcohol and I get at least 64oz of pure water a day (I have Crystal Light and decaff coffee too in addition), so I should be OK. I'm due to get full bloodwork done next week so we'll see how I do.
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If you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you John C Maxwell Sleeve 2010 Dr López Corvala, Mexico. DS 2012 Dr Himpens, Belgium
I my DS
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
Join us on the Lightweights Board!
DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
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If you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you John C Maxwell Sleeve 2010 Dr López Corvala, Mexico. DS 2012 Dr Himpens, Belgium
I my DS
My PCP said not to worry but to cease taking Itraconazole with immediate effect. She thinks my bad toenail is OK now though, yay!
BTW I don't drink alcohol and I get at least 64oz of pure water a day (I have Crystal Light and decaff coffee too in addition), so I should be OK. I'm due to get full bloodwork done next week so we'll see how I do.
Lowish BMI? See Lightweights Board! Lightweight Creed For more on DS see www.DSfacts.com
If you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you John C Maxwell Sleeve 2010 Dr López Corvala, Mexico. DS 2012 Dr Himpens, Belgium
I my DS
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