what does it mean if you have light colored poop?
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If your liver is not producing enough bile, or if the flow of the bile is blocked and not draining from your liver, your stools may become pale or clay-colored. Having pale stools once in a while may not be a cause for concern. If it occurs frequently, you may have a serious illness.
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If your stools are pale or clay-colored, you may have a problem with the drainage of your biliary system, which is comprised of your gallbladder, liver, and pancreas. Bile salts are released into your stools by your liver, giving the stools a brown color.
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Stool color changes facts Normal stool color is brown. This is due to the presence of bile in the stool. Normal stool color can range from light yellow to brown to almost black. If stool is red, maroon, black, clay-colored, pale, yellow, or green this may signify a problem.
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This is generally a sign of overfeeding and constipation as long as it's brown and not white. White, long and skinny stringy poop may be a sign of internal parasites. Healthy betta poop is brown and globby.
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In breastfed babies, poop will often be mustard-like: The color is usually yellow, green or light brown in color; and the consistency will be loose, even watery, and sometimes seedy, mushy, curdy, creamy, pasty or lumpy. It smells sweet (ish!) — not your usual bowel-movement odor.
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This white poop is present when the liver does not release enough bile salts into the stool in your intestines. This may occur due to bile duct blockages, gallstones or liver problems. Clay-colored or pale gray stool is usually a sign of a more serious problem.
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That bleeding is most likely due to a hemorrhoid or anal fissure. Your butt has a hard job to do, so bleeding can just come with the territory. But if the blood in your poop is dark, you're seeing a lot of it, or you're experiencing other strange symptoms, see a doctor.
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Bloody stool is a sign that there is bleeding somewhere along the digestive tract. The blood can range in color from bright red to maroon, and it can even appear tarry and black if the bleeding is occurring higher up in the digestive tract.
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When your bowel movements are composed of only brown liquids you are nearing the finish line. The color of your stools should progress to a cloudy liquid, and ultimately, to a yellowish clear liquid. If there is any cloudiness to your liquid stool, your bowel prep is not complete.
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There are a number of reasons your stool might be yellow, whether you have IBS or not, including: Diet. Eating certain foods like sweet potatoes, carrots, or foods high in yellow food coloring can turn your stool yellow. Yellow stool could also indicate a diet that is high in fats.
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Black or tarry stools may be due to bleeding in the upper part of the GI (gastrointestinal) tract, such as the esophagus, stomach, or the first part of the small intestine. In this case, blood is darker because it gets digested on its way through the GI tract.
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After that, it may be because you ate something very dark-colored or took a medicine or supplement that causes black poop. But this color can be a sign of a more serious problem: bleeding in the upper part of your digestive tract. Foods, medicines, and supplements that turn poop black include: Iron supplements.
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The cause of orange stool is usually orange food. Specifically, it's beta carotene that gives food an orange color and does the same to your poop. Beta carotene is a type of compound called a carotenoid. Carotenoids can be red, orange, or yellow and are found in many types of vegetables, fruits, grains, and oils.
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Black liquid poop can be cause for concern because it can indicate bleeding from a location somewhere in the higher portion of the digestive tract. Other potential causes of black liquid poop include taking Pepto-Bismol or iron supplements, or eating foods that are blue or black in color.
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Sometimes when you have diarrhea or other stomach cramping, bile can't be broken down as quickly. The result can be poop that appears green in tint because of the natural green color of bile salts in your body.
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Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered normal. Only rarely does stool color indicate a potentially serious intestinal condition. Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that digests fats — in your stool.
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Very dark stools can also occur during pregnancy. Notify your doctor if you notice black or tarry poop. Again, although food dyes can turn stools dark, a dark color can also signal bleeding in your digestive tract.