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3 years old's poop was white/tan color today. few days ago she threw up few times and had little fever once but all went away for a day.should i worr?

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Dr. Joseph Bouvier answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

See below: If only one isolde of white/tan stools, and then return to normal colors, likely ok. If continues, get seen by pcp for evaluation as white/ grey stool can indicate biliary/liver issues.

Answered 7/18/2013

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