Diarrhea Colors: What Does Stool Color Mean?

Diarrhea Colors: What Does Stool Color Mean?


Changing stool colors can indicate various health conditions and problems; know which ones




The coloring of diarrhea can give your doctor an important clue to diagnosing what is happening, since the color of your stool is directly linked to the type and cause of diarrhea. Therefore, the most appropriate treatment will also depend on the color of the stool. Understand what each color can mean!

1. Yellow diarrhea

“The color yellowish stools This can lead to difficulty digesting fat and a reduced intestinal absorption capacity. Fatty feces tend to float in the toilet and stick to the walls, resembling a paste,” says Patrícia Almeida, a hepatologist and gastroenterologist at Israel’s Albert Einstein Hospital.

In other words, yellow diarrhea is present when feces pass through the intestine faster than normal, which can be caused both by stress and food poisoning, in the case of acute diarrhea, and by diseases that cause alterations of the bile, in the case of chronic diarrhea.

Therefore, yellowish stools can be a sign of:

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Source: Terra

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