What does a white colored stool mean?
White-colored bowel movements indicate that your body lacks bile and that you need medical attention. Stored in the gallbladder, bile turns fat into fatty acid. White stool means that you have a serious health problem affecting the liver, gallbladder or small intestines.Biliary AtresiaBiliary atresia is a liver and bile duct condition in infants that causes white stool. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center says it develops two to eight weeks after birth.HepatitisWhite stool is a symptom of hepatitis, a liver inflammation caused by infection; liver damage; high blood pressure medications; or autoimmune disorders.GallstonesSymptoms of gallstones include pale stool accompanied by lower abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Gallstones are pebble-like stones made of cholesterol or excessive bilirubin in bile, according to MedlinePlus.TestsDoctors diagnose the cause of white-colored stool by doing blood work to check liver function using abdominal ultrasounds and endoscopic retrograd
