Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 At 12:14 PM 12/30/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I took my son to the doctor the other day because my son was complaining >of a tummy ache. I told the doctor that my son's stool is usually white >or off-white to a clay color. I put him on the kirkman labs enzymes and >his stool turned a more natural brown color. My doctor told me that that >color stool is only caused by liver disease. He is running some blood >tests. My son is 8. If it were liver disease, wouldn't he have other >symptoms? I was wondering if it could be celiac disease. Or hopefully >something less serious. Does anyone have any ideas on this? > >Thanks for your help. > I don't have an answer, but it seems somewhat common. When I was at an autism meeting, with Dr. Wakefield as one of the speakers, one of the moms there asked about light colored stools and other parents did a lot of nodding. The same question happened a few months later at a another autism meeting where the guest speaker was a DAN doctor. I was interested because when my son was ill with regressive autism, one of his stools came out putty colored. It seems that there was no real consensus about what caused it. I look forward to hearing what could be causing it besides liver or bile malfunction. All the best, Avril Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 >Unusually light-colored stool >Pale, greasy, usually foul-smelling stool is often indicative of digestive >and absorption problems. The appearance is due to undigested fats that >remain in the stool, as well as to lack of bilirubin in the intestines. >Disorders that may cause this type of stool include: >Acute viral hepatitis >Alcohol and drug-induced hepatitis >Bile duct disease >Cancer of gallbladder and bile ducts >Celiac disease >Chronic pancreatitis >Chronic hepatitis >Cirrhosis >Crohn's disease >Diverticulosis >Lactose intolerance >Surgical removal of the small intestine http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8270/8528/189142.html?d=dmtContent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 is he gf/cf? If so, that sometimes can be the cause and adding some molybdenum usually helps. White or light stool I took my son to the doctor the other day because my son was complaining of a tummy ache. I told the doctor that my son's stool is usually white or off-white to a clay color. I put him on the kirkman labs enzymes and his stool turned a more natural brown color. My doctor told me that that color stool is only caused by liver disease. He is running some blood tests. My son is 8. If it were liver disease, wouldn't he have other symptoms? I was wondering if it could be celiac disease. Or hopefully something less serious. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Hello, He hasn't by any chance been drinking Vance's Dairifree has he? That'll do it. Just thought I'd mention it. dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 Hi, No. He is dairy free and Dairifree free Thanks, Re: White or light stool Hello, He hasn't by any chance been drinking Vance's Dairifree has he? That'll do it. Just thought I'd mention it. dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Sara, Thanks for the response. What is molybdenum? Sincerely, White or light stool I took my son to the doctor the other day because my son was complaining of a tummy ache. I told the doctor that my son's stool is usually white or off-white to a clay color. I put him on the kirkman labs enzymes and his stool turned a more natural brown color. My doctor told me that that color stool is only caused by liver disease. He is running some blood tests. My son is 8. If it were liver disease, wouldn't he have other symptoms? I was wondering if it could be celiac disease. Or hopefully something less serious. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2002 Report Share Posted January 2, 2002 It's a metal, you can read about it here. http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4i.htm. The G/FC/F diet is often low in molybdenum and from parents anecdotal reports, it seems that kids get the clay stool when they go G/FC/F and molybdenum helps turn the stool back to a normal color. If he is not G/FC/F then it's quite abnormal to have this problem and it very well could be a deficiency in enzymes, doesn't necessarily have to be liver disease. A lot of kids had abnormal BM's until they were on secretin. Have you seen anything else from the enzymes, behavior, cognitive, etc.? Sara Re: White or light stool Sara, Thanks for the response. What is molybdenum? Sincerely, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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