Yellow stool

initially check out your diet perhaps

Hi

Is it anything your eating??

Go back to doctors and insist on further testing

It could be a number of things. Crohns disease , celiac disease or even ibs. All these things can cause this. Insist on more testing, but try not to worry. All these things can be helped with medication x

Hi,I don't know how anxiety affects your bowels but if your food passes rapidly through your digestive track,it can be yellow,as in irritable bowel syndrome with anxiety. My friend had orangeish colored stool for a year,neither the gastroenterologist or their family dr. thought a thing of it. They were told it was IBS. They now have normal bowel movements again. Go to a gastro Dr and tell them,bet you are fine.

Hi Carl,

This is what was explained to me by my GP and a Therapist when I had the same issue:

The quicker your stool passes through your digestive system, the paler it becomes, as it hasn't had enough time absorb nutrients in the gut that would usually make it a darker colour.

When you're anxious, your body enters 'fight or flight' mode, and a number of processes occur inside the body to help prepare you for the perceived threat. Contractions in the large intestine speed up thanks to the stress hormones which are released, which causes stool to pass through your body quicker. This is what makes it yellow.

The other main cause of yellow stool is problems with the gallbladder, liver, or pancreas, but as you've already tests to rule these out, I'd say there's no need to worry and your issue is likely just caused by anxiety/stress.

If the issue is causing you extra anxiety, then you're probably stuck in a vicious cycle and making the problem worse by worrying about it.