Child Has White Stools, Constipation. Could Probiotics Or Holistic Health Remedy Be Causing This?
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I can understand your concern for your child. Pale or white stool may result as an indicator that the child is not being supplied with all the proper vitamins and minerals. The other possibility is of malabsorption syndrome and post gastrointestinal viral infections. Probiotics and holistic treatment should not cause this.
Two other important causes which should be ruled out are:
1) Liver diseases, such as hepatitis and cirrhosis, can cause white stool.
2) Sometimes the problem lies not in the liver but in the tube (duct) that delivers the bile to the intestines. This tube can be squeezed shut or blocked like by a tumor or a gallstone which prevents the bile from entering the intestines.
During the digestive process, Bile is excreted into the small intestine. This liquid is dark in color and is what gives normal stool its brown color. If stool is white, then this bile is not reaching the stool either because it is not being made by the liver or because something is blocking it from getting to the small intestine.
If the symptom of white stool persists then you should consult a physician and get your son’s liver enzymes along with a CT scan liver and gall bladder done. He should also get a stool test done.
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It is strange that the stool color returns to normal after one day. Stress will not cause such sudden change of stool color from white to yellow. One cause for this change of stool color could be intermittent blockage of the bile duct which when opens up can cause yellowing of stools again. Get his bile duct and gall bladder evaluated by getting an ultrasound abdomen done.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.