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Hi, I Just Had A Pale Stool And I've Never

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Posted on Mon, 23 Nov 2020
Question: Hi, I just had a pale stool and I've never had it before. I did Keto for a while but I've pretty much stopped and during the BM I had a normal brown one and then an immediate change in color. Should I go to the doctor asap or wait and see if it happens again? The internet has me kinda worried.
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Wait and watch.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for choosing "Ask a Doctor" service for your query,
Have seen your details.
All colors of stool from yellow to brown except tarry black are concidered normal.
As there is history of recent food pattern change I would suggest you to wait for minimum 2-4 bowel moments and if things don't improve then go to doctor or else take a small sample of stool to the laboratory for test called routine and microscopy.If any thing would be normal it would be reflected in the test.
Thanks!
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Follow up: Dr. Ramesh Kumar (5 minutes later)
Thank you, I'll monitor it then.
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Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 minute later)
Brief Answer:
Welcome.

Detailed Answer:
Your welcome.
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Hi, I Just Had A Pale Stool And I've Never

Brief Answer: Wait and watch. Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for choosing "Ask a Doctor" service for your query, Have seen your details. All colors of stool from yellow to brown except tarry black are concidered normal. As there is history of recent food pattern change I would suggest you to wait for minimum 2-4 bowel moments and if things don't improve then go to doctor or else take a small sample of stool to the laboratory for test called routine and microscopy.If any thing would be normal it would be reflected in the test. Thanks!