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Suggest Remedies For Grey Colored Stool

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2016

Question: Hi my stool colour is pale and grey tone and has been like this for a while now, the stool isn't normal but flows right to the bottom of the toilet, is it something that I should be really worried about?

Answered by Dr. Tayyab Malik (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
More details/history required

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for posting your query at HCM.
Understood your concern but need further details to advice further course of action.

1. is the stool color "pale grey" or pale brown is also observed each time you pass stool?
2. if grey, since how long ?
3. do you have any other associated symptoms? abdominal pain? nausea? vomiting?
4. your age? weight? and height?
5. did you have any blood tests ( Liver function test) and/ any Radiological examination ( Ultrasound scan) in the past 6 months? if yes, kindly attach the reports.

Looking forward to your answers.
Thank you

Regards
Dr Tayyab Malik

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Tayyab Malik (41 hours later)

It's different every few days, pale grey some days and pale brown. I had h.pylori about 1 1/2 months ago and has an endoscopy done too. For the h.pylori I had a scheme of antibiotic and the endoscopy showed everything normal, but my stool has changed from really dark to light after the endoscopy. I have been having abdominal pain and pain radiating to my back and feeling tired and weak all the time. I am 23yrs old/ 7 stones/5'4
I had blood test done and all was normal, waiting for scan appt.
Thanks

Answered by Dr. Tayyab Malik (22 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly read detailed answer below

Detailed Answer:
hi.
thanks for getting back to me and providing detailed history.

as for H.pylori infection that required eradication via antibiotics; you may have to repeat the Urea breath test to confirm its complete eradication.
secondly; you mentioned that your blood tests were normal; i hope it includes "liver function test".
else, liver function test should be done .
brown color to stool is imparted due to presence of stercobilin which is derived from bilirubin.
bilirubin levels can be observed in liver function test.

most likely scan reports would be normal if all your blood tests and endosocoy are normal.
wish you good and sound health.

hope to answer your concern.
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you may put a direct question to me for any queries in future via hcm portal.

thank you
regards
dr Tayyab Malik

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T