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What Causes Constipation And Pale Colored Stool?
Question: I HAD BM AND MY STOOL WAS PALE IN COLOR ALMOST WHITE. IM ALSO CONSTIPATED AND HAVE TROUBLE EMPTYING MY BLADDER. IM ON KIDNEY DYALYSIS ALSO. I STARTED MYALAX THIS MORNING.
Brief Answer:
Recommendations.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
White, pale, or khaki colored stool can mean that there is some obstruction in the area of the digestive system that allows bile pigments from the liver to enter the small intestines. This is often due to an obstruction in the duct exiting the gall bladder (such as from a gall stone), but can be in the duct exiting the pancreas as well. It can also happen temporarily when someone has had a stomach flu (from inflammation).
I recommend that you let your doctor know about this first thing tomorrow. It isn't an emergency but should be looked into.
Can I assume that the bladder emptying symptoms have gone on for awhile and are being looked into with the scan on October 5? If there hasn't been a significant change in this problem since before the scan was ordered, then I'll leave that for your doctors to address.
But if the bladder emptying trouble is increasing and you haven't been able to empty your bladder for several hours, and you feel that there is urine in there (I don't know how much kidney function you have), then please go to the ER so that they can empty your bladder and not harm your kidneys further.
Recommendations.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
White, pale, or khaki colored stool can mean that there is some obstruction in the area of the digestive system that allows bile pigments from the liver to enter the small intestines. This is often due to an obstruction in the duct exiting the gall bladder (such as from a gall stone), but can be in the duct exiting the pancreas as well. It can also happen temporarily when someone has had a stomach flu (from inflammation).
I recommend that you let your doctor know about this first thing tomorrow. It isn't an emergency but should be looked into.
Can I assume that the bladder emptying symptoms have gone on for awhile and are being looked into with the scan on October 5? If there hasn't been a significant change in this problem since before the scan was ordered, then I'll leave that for your doctors to address.
But if the bladder emptying trouble is increasing and you haven't been able to empty your bladder for several hours, and you feel that there is urine in there (I don't know how much kidney function you have), then please go to the ER so that they can empty your bladder and not harm your kidneys further.
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