I have light brown, or light yellowish brown, very loose stools, and have had for a long time.
I read that I should be concerned about "clay colored" or "pale" stools. Consider me ignorant, but what color is clay? Gray? Very Light brown? Reddish brown?
Same for "pale" - do they mean pale brown or pale like white or gray?
All the sites seem to copy each other and all use this phrasing as if it is univerally understood.
Hello gottago,
For the sake of answering your question about your symptom - yellowish brown stool - let's ignore what you're reading on other sites.
A yellowish color in stool could indicate that you are passing along bile in your stool - from what I know this is usually not a big problem. However, if this, or the very loose stools, are new symptoms for you then you should consult with your doctor who will most likely have you do a stool sample test to be sure all is a-okay.
It's always a good idea to talk to your doctor when you have any significant changes in your BMs, especially if you have IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Good luck to you,
Elizabeth
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