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Clay colored stool
Stool is clay colored (gray stools) is a symptom in which there is not enough yellow, brown, or green color in the stool, meaning that there is not enough bile (from the liver and gall bladder) in the stool. Gray stools can be due to a blockage in the flow of bile into the intestine.
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A 32-year old female asked:
What colour is clay colored stool?
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What is color of a clay-colored stool?
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Why would I have clay-colored stool mean?
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A 33-year old male asked:
If I was to have clay colored stools 1 time is that normal?
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A 35-year old female asked:
If I have clay colored stool that lasts one day and then returns to a normal brown the next day, should I still get it checked out?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Had RNY 4 months ago, have had clay colored stool since. It's that color every single time, should I be worried? What could be causing it?
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A 41-year old asked:
What could cause headaches and clay-colored stools?
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What might cause bellyaches and clay-colored stools?
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A 32-year old asked:
What might cause stomachaches and clay-colored stools?
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A female asked:
Having clay colored stools for past week, gallbladder removed January 1995. Normal?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I had brown, watery stools 2 days ago, and clay colored stools today. Should i worry? What if my stools return to normal tmrw?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Light, clay colored stools? I have had no change to my diet, nor have started taking any new medication. Recently suffering from extreme exhaustion.
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A male asked:
Gallbladder removed 6 years ago, recently had light clay colored stool few times back to normal the next day, is this is a result of no gallbladder?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have yellowish to clay colored stool for the last two days completely dry and I am very worried. I have not been taking drug but do have a poor diet?
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A 43-year old male asked:
I read about clay colored stools. As clay comes in various colors, im wondering what is meant by this in the medical world? White, gray or tan? What exactly is meant by clay colored? Thanks?
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A 32-year old asked:
What does clay-colored stool mean to doctor?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Been having clay colored stool. I do have a liver condition.. Nash. Is this related?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Would not having clay-colored stool rule out a gallbladder issue, or can you still have gallbladder disease with normal colored stool?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Taking arava (leflunomide) been on it 3 weeks two of those I have loose clay colored stools should I call my dr now or wait for my appointment in two months?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I have Clay colored stools for four days. Have not changed my diet. And the only medication I take are probiotics and ultram. Is that normal ?
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A 30-year old female asked about a male:
5 year old son had small amount of blood in stool a week ago twice and now no blood but clay colored stool? No other symptoms.
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A 32-year old female asked:
About 7 years ago my surgeon found on hiatal hernia the size of a quarter. Now takin 2 prevavid daily.Why i experience clay colored stools w ab pain?
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A member asked:
How soon will u develop clay colored stools from taking augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate)?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I am experiencing clay colored stool. I got my gallbladder removed five days ago. The following also describes me: Bloating or abdominal fullness. ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Recently started 10mg methotrexate for lupus. Completed 2 doses. Began having extreme fatigue, clay colored stools, indigestion. What can cause this?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Why does a patient having hepatic jaundice would pass clay colored stools when his urine is dark colored and his body produces urobilinogen?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Can a person have clay colored stools from pancreatic disease but no jaundice or dark urine, and normal bilirubin levels?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Diagnosed with influenza, prescribed Tamiflu, on day 3. Noticing clay colored stool, also rotating tylenol (acetaminophen) and Advil 4 fever, should I be worried?
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A 46-year old female asked:
A month ago my dr. Told me an antibiotic irritated my liver. Alk phos 227, ALT 114, AST 96. Today I have ruq pain and clay colored stool. Do i call dr?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Is clay colored stool ok a day after suffering diarrhea?
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