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What food can change your stool to pale? also i take two protonix a day. two for 6 weeks could these cause pale stools?

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The color/tint of poop is the product of germ action on the ultra-green bile added from the liver in transit. If poop stays a long time it is darker brown. Intermediate time=some shade of yellow. Rapid-transit would likely be a shade of green. I wouldn't bother blaming your food or the med.

Answered 7/12/2021

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Agree with Dr. Ferguson. Visit this site for information on this topic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/stool-color/expert-answers/faq-20058080 Wish you good health!

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