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Yellow Stool...What does this mean??

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jimmy_91162
jimmy_91162

Hey guys,

ive been and vodka drinker for 15+ years now and would usually drink 3-5 days a week. Sometime i would take a week off or more but im pretty consistent. I had an ultrasound done on my liver, gullbladder, pancrease, spleen, and kidneys back in November 2016 and all came back negative for any damage. 2 weeks ago i had a doctors appoinment to do blood work and all my levels we in order, so i felt like drinking and ended up doing so for 6 days straight, averaging 5-6 drinks per night. Then one morning i had to use the restroom and noticed my stool was bright yello/pale and i freadked out!! this only lasted for 36-48 hours until i noticed my stool turned back to normal.

Has anyone exsperienced this before? And if so, what does it mean? Being that it came and went with in 2 days. I feel fine now but im really nervous ive done permanent damage.

Thanks

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  • hope4cure
    hope4cure jimmy_91162

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    In some cases, yellow stool may be a result of liver disorders, diet changes, or stress.
  • sam19814
    sam19814 jimmy_91162

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    I did some research during my heavy vodka days. It's basically your liver and pancreas working overtime and your kidneys not processing dead red blood cells. Red blood cells contain bilirubin, which is what makes turds brown. Eventually these processes return to normal when another chemical super-8 alchohol dismutase ( or something) is no longer impeding your body's ability to process the old blood cells. Not sure if I got the term correct but tjen again I'm no doctor

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