What Causes Yellow Feces?
Question: what causes yellow fesces? XXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Bile/bilirubin in the feces.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there,
Nice to meet you here,
I assume you mean to say about feces.
The yellow color of feces is due to the presence of bilirubin [product from the gall bladder and liver], this helps in digesting fat consumed .Excess bilirubin are excreted with the feces making it yellow in color. Also consuming certain foods [like sweet potatoes or carrots] in excess may simply turns the feces appearence more yellow than the normal .
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Dr.surendiran
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