different types of diarrhea colors
This medical symptom information shows the various types of Stool symptoms, and other related symptoms or conditions, including their causes and diagnosis. Diarrhea. Bloody stool. Mucus stool. Stool odor. Stool color. Constipation. Hard stool.
Stool is usually some shade of brown and can be influenced by what you eat. Stool that is light-colored (either pale, white, gray or clay colored) is not considered normal if it occurs frequently. Bile salts give stool its characteristic brown color. If there is decreased bile flow caused by a condition affecting your gallbladder, liver, or pancreas (such as cholecystitis, gallstones, giardia, hepatitis, chronic pancreatitis, or cirrhosis), there may be a lack of bile in stool, making them pale or clay colored.