White stools and bile duct Posted: 03-20-07 11:27am
I would like to know about white stolls,
like milk what it would might be,
something to worry, and that was 2 times
already.
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Bile Duct Disorders Answer A2519 Posted: 04-02-07 08:14am
A billiary obstruction can cause white
feces. A stool’s color originates from
the billiary pigment, or bilirubin, that
is excreted through bile into the
intestines. Bilirubin turns into
biliverdin and sterkobillin that give
stool its typical color. An obstruction of
the bile duct (choledocus) may be caused
by a bile-stone or some type of tumor.
Laboratory analyses (direct bilirubin), an
ultrasound scan, a CT-scan, an intravenous
cholangiography and an endoscopic
retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography
(ERCP) are diagnostic tools that will
provide you with more information about
the cause of the white stool, or "aholia".
You can consult an internist for more
details.
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