light colored stool

[kristinelorraine]

Sorry for the bump folks - how are you doing Kristine? Did you find out what's bugging you?

hi BrightPhoenix, i'm doing fine thanks for asking. how about you?
i did a lot of tests since this posting. i went to the ER where they did another bloodwork, urine test and CT-scan with contrast in the abdomen and pelvis. all came back normal.
i also had the endoscopy the other day. my GI said everything looked very good. no polyps, no cancer, nothing. he said my stomach looks perfect.
i was so convinced he will find at least an ulcer or gastiritis because of my extreme gas, bloating and stomach pain. i was surprised and relieved to hear everything is okay.
he scheduled me for colonoscopy next year and also to see a psychiatrist.

about my stool, still the same. some days it's light-yellowish, other times it's normal brownish color.
i also realize my stool color depends on the food i eat or if i am too much stressed.
other posters here are correct, light colored stools could be caused by fast-transit.
whenever i eat oatmeal, red meat, my stool stays longer in my gut. i would get normal colored brown stool.
but if i eat fried, oily foods or too much fruit and veggies, my stool turns soft, mushy and light-colored. so i think it has something to do with foods i eat and how fast it travels in my gut.

 

[Maolen]

thanks so much for your reply, SallyHart. Yes, I've been to the gastroenterologist. Did some bloodwork, ultrasound, stool occult test. all are good. But the doctor doesn't want to give any diagnosis until I do an endoscopy which is scheduled on December.
Right now, I'm worried about the weird stabbing pain that goes on my sides of ribs and back.
Then this pale, colored stool which i read is a bad sign.

Have you experienced a pale, colored stool?

How was your endoscopy? Do you still get pale stools?

hello everyone,
this morning i had a very light, pale colored stool. i searched the internet and it says pancreatic cancer.
i have some stomach issues since September. Acid reflux, gas, bloating, burping, intermittent stabbing pain under the ribs, on the side of torso and back.
and i also noticed my stools have turned to yellowish color. but today my stool is different, it is very light almost pale.
i'm trying to search if anxiety can cause the stool to turn pale but i couldn't find any. i'm so scared it could be serious like pancreatic cancer.
I am so sad and worried. does anyone have the same experience with light pale stools? Please help.

Any updates on your pale stool?

 

[kristinelorraine]

Hi Maolen, my endoscopy and colonoscopy went well, everything is good and normal. My stools are also back to normal brownish color but I still do occasionally get some light colored ones when I ate something that gets digested fast in my system.