Question 1

have had orangish stool for 3 weeks. liver funtion test good. dr does not seem concered. what could cause this?

Accepted Answer

Stool color: Stool color is essentially a mixture of ingested food material and bile.  Bile can give stool a color variation from green to brown and sometimes orange.  Light clay colored stool are the cause of concern as they may indicate a disruption in bile excretion, such as hepatitis or pancreatic cancer.

Question 2

i have fatty liver and have had orangish stool color for a week. i have a doctors appt next week. should i see him sooner? what could cause this?

Accepted Answer

No worry: Orange stool is normal, if it is dark, black or bloody it is most concerning, otherwise 1 week is ok

Question 3

what can cause an orangish brown stool? stools are soft and formed. does orangish stool mean bile duct blockage or cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Bile duct blockage presents with clay-gray colored stools or even dark stools if it bleeds or if sits at the end of the duct (ampulla). Never heard of orange stools.

Question 4

how to soften stools?

Accepted Answer

No other disease?: Each person with constipation needs to be sure there is no other disease causing it. If constipation is just due to slow movement of the food and poop through the gut, then the things to try are vegetables, water, prune juice, prunes, fiber+water, Miralax, (polyethylene glycol) Senokot or other senna, milk of magnesia, other laxatives... A doctor can evaluate and prescribe helpful medication too. Exercise also helps.

Question 5

is  soft stool healthy.

Accepted Answer

Can be: Soft stool can be a healthy finding. However, soft stool does not exclude the presence of other abnormalities, such as occult blood in the stool.

Question 6

why is my stool so dark?

Accepted Answer

Several possibilitie: Stool can be dark from iron pills pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) or foods like spinach. Black tarry stools may indicate bleeding from the stomach area and should be checked right away.

Question 7

are flat stools normal?

Accepted Answer

Multiple causes: How long did you have flat stools?
Any other symptoms?
Irritable bowel syndrome can cause flat stools for a long time.

Question 8

what causes frothy stools?

Accepted Answer

Frothy stools: Infection can. If you have a problem with your pancreas some foods won't digest properly (such as fat) can can create such an appearance.

Question 9

what does blue stool mean?

Accepted Answer

Ate blue food...: Blue stool probably means you ate or drank something with blue pigments or blue food coloring.

Question 10

what can cause dark stool?

Accepted Answer

Diet, blood: Stool will vary from light to dark depending upon the diet.  Diets rich is red meat for instance will darken the stool color.  If there is GI bleeding then the stool may become black.  This requires evaluation by your gastoenterlogist as the source of the bleeding must be discovered and corrected.

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What can cause an orangish brown stool? stools are soft and formed. does orangish stool mean bile duct blockage or cancer?

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