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What Causes Yellow Colored Stool With Elevated Liver Enzymes?

I have recently been diagnosed with elevated liver enzymes as a result of taking lymecycine for years. It cam to light when I saw the Doctor about passing yellow, bile like stools. I am very concerned because having had medication changed, the stools are still yellow.
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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Hi & Welcome to HCM.
Incomplete data like age, gender, purpose for taking Limecycline for years.
The features seem to be due to Limecycline induced liver injury.
Limecycline is a tetracycline group of antibiotic used in the treatment of various bacterial infections. Although less common, but it is capable of causing a distinctive form of acute fatty liver disease which is associated largely with long term use of Limecycline.
For complete recovery to occur following the discontinuation of Limecycline it may need 4-6 weeks for the liver functions to restore to normal, hence the color of the stool may remain yellow for quite some time.
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What Causes Yellow Colored Stool With Elevated Liver Enzymes?

Hi & Welcome to HCM. Incomplete data like age, gender, purpose for taking Limecycline for years. The features seem to be due to Limecycline induced liver injury. Limecycline is a tetracycline group of antibiotic used in the treatment of various bacterial infections. Although less common, but it is capable of causing a distinctive form of acute fatty liver disease which is associated largely with long term use of Limecycline. For complete recovery to occur following the discontinuation of Limecycline it may need 4-6 weeks for the liver functions to restore to normal, hence the color of the stool may remain yellow for quite some time. Hope this answers your query.