May 25, 2012
Topics A-Z Colorectal Cancer Grey coloured stools
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Male 77 years old has been having a gray bowel movement for the last 3 days.What does this mean? Dear Clara Jane: A grey colored stool may indicate insufficient bile output due to conditions such as cholecystitis, gallstones, giardia parasitic infection, hepatitis, chronic pancreatitis, or cirrhosis. Bile salts from the liver give stool its brownish color. If there is decreased bile output, stool is much lighter in color. Your husband will need to see his doctor for a liver function test and an ultrasound to determine the cause. |
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