What does stool color chart indicate?
What does stool color chart indicate?
Stool color chart and what does it mean
| Color | Potential cause |
|---|---|
| Brown | Normal color. |
| Yellow | Diseases of the pancreas, malabsorption, celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, Giardia infection |
| Clay, pale yellow, or white | Liver or biliary disease, lack of bile in the stool |
| Black | GI bleeding |
Why is my stool 2 different colors?
The color is the result of what you eat and how much bile is in your stool. Bile is a fluid your liver makes to digest fats. It starts out as a yellowish green color. But as the pigments that give bile its color travel through your digestive system, they go through chemical changes and turn brown.
What does light-colored stool mean?
Light-colored or clay-colored stools are often seen with diseases of the liver or bile ducts. The pale stool may be caused by pancreatic cancer that blocks the bile ducts. Lack of bile causes stool to lose its brown color and leaves it appearing pale.
What are the signs and symptoms of malabsorption syndrome?
Other symptoms you may have: Frequent diarrhea. Bad-smelling and loose stool. Stools that are light in color or bulky. Stools that are hard to flush away because they float or stick to the toilet bowl. Weight loss. Scaly skin rashes.
How is malabsorption related to the absorption of nutrients?
Malabsorption is a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Impairment can be of single or multiple nutrients depending on the abnormality.
What causes malabsorption when you go to the bathroom?
You then lose those nutrients through your stool when you go to the bathroom. Some of the other causes of malabsorption include: Intestinal disorders such as celiac disease (when the gluten protein from wheat, barley, and rye triggers your immune system to attack your body)
What are the symptoms of malabsorption According to Ayurveda?
For example, one may be a regular meat eater, take an iron supplement daily, and still be suffering from iron-deficiency anemia. So, despite your efforts for getting a wide range of nutrients in your diet, your system is still deficient in certain areas causing fatigue, weakness, brittle hair and nails, lowered immunity, and so on.