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Light colored stool
Light colored stool is a clinical finding in which the feces are not as dark as normal, often a result of blocked bilirubin metabolism.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 40-year old male asked:
I am having tan / light colored stools? Should I be concerned? Thanks.
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A 33-year old asked:
Slimy light colored stool?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is slushy light colored stool?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is there a concern for light colored stool?
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A 38-year old asked:
Could hepatitis be the cause of light colored stools?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is really light colored stool a cause for immediate concern?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Are occasional light colored stools something I should worry about? It's never the whole stool (seems to be the end of BM that's lighter).
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A 45-year old asked:
What does light colored stools mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
Loose and light colored stools now why?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are light colored stools a sign of illness?
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A 41-year old asked:
I was sick around cats and had light colored stools. Related?
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A 45-year old asked:
Could too much milk cause light colored stool?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My five month old has light colored stools with white chunks?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why do I have loose light colored stool that smells very bad?
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A 32-year old asked:
What would cause loose light colored stool that smells very bad?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I've had light colored stools fr several days in a row. I have no pain or nausea. Is this cause for concern?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Taking gaviscon to get off Prilosec. Now having light colored stools. Is that normal?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I've been drinking about a gallon of milk every day, and lots of white yogurt. Would this cause light colored stool?
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A 46-year old male asked:
12-year-old son has very light-colored stool periodically. Lasts for a day or two, then returns to normal. Any reason for concern?
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A 52-year old female asked:
What does it mean to have light colored stool? What color do they actually mean? Is it gray or white, or is light gold also a concern?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My 7yo is having light colored stool with white throughout it. Is it something I have togo in for or could it just be undigested yogurt? Not all white
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A 47-year old asked:
What is testosterone cycle and light colored stool?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can h pylori cause light colored stool?
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A 38-year old asked:
Slushy light colored stool and dark urine?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Hi doctors i am scared that light colored stools indicate liver cancer please help me
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have light colored stool everyday.Pancreas.Liver.GB.ruled out What else could it be?Thanks for your time,wisdom and care
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A 36-year old male asked:
Is light stool like peanut butter colored ok? had two movements today this color. Just wanted to see as light colored stool most places say is abnormal but they also describe more like if its white or grey colored rather light tan / light brown?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it normal to have light colored stools after a stomach virus?
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A 28-year old female asked about a male:
My 3 year old has had pale/light colored stool for 3 days, watery to very loose. No recent diet change; still active; no fever; no other symptoms?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Husband has hiccups for three days nonstop. is this related to the jaundice and light colored stool? why does that cause them?
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