Liver Mets and Stool Color

Miller1353
Miller1353 Member Posts: 84
edited June 2014 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

This is an indelicate question, but are pale stools (white, clay-colored) associated with liver mets? Has anyone ever had pale stools, then diagnosed with liver mets?  I swear it is always something...

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  • AnnetteS
    AnnetteS Member Posts: 180
    edited November 2011

    I have NO idea, but hope someone smart writes back soon. I was concerned with the same thing a week or two ago.  I had  light grey stools but it went back to normal the very next day....so I decided not to be concerned. 

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited November 2011

    demiller4 - I'm sorry, I don't know anything about liver mets, but I can tell you my experience with white, clay-colored stools. I had that, plus pee that was the color of root beer, when I was diagnosed with Hepatitis B. In my case, the stool was white because it was lacking in bile from the liver.

    There are other causes of white stool, including some medications, but basically a white colored stool isn't normal.

    I think it's time for a call to the doc.....don't automatically fear the worst - that may not be the case at all.

    Hope you find some answers - and relief - soon.

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited November 2011

    demiller, I was also going to suggest calling your doc. I had the same thing as blessings, though in my case it was Hepatitis A (acute infectious) that did it for me. I haven't heard of it in liver mets, though.

    Best of luck.

    Leah

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  • barsco1963
    barsco1963 Member Posts: 2,119
    edited November 2011

    demiller - I have liver mets and have not experienced any white/pale stools either before diagnosis or since. Best to check it out for sure.

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  • Miller1353
    Miller1353 Member Posts: 84
    edited November 2011

    Thanks to all for replying. I am calling the doctor on Monday. I'll let you know what happens.

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  • janetwit
    janetwit Member Posts: 30
    edited November 2011

    I have liver mets and my bilirubin is way up, so I would ask to get labs and see what your bilirubin is.  Are the whites of your eyes a little yellow?

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  • carcharm
    carcharm Member Posts: 486
    edited November 2011

    Do Oz devoted 1/2 a show on the color of poop and what it meant. I'm sure if you went to his website and did a search it would come up. It was in sept/oct this year.

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  • Miller1353
    Miller1353 Member Posts: 84
    edited November 2011

    Thanks for the information, all. I did look up the Dr. Oz info. It seems as though Mother Nature has corrected the problem for now. I am going to the onco if symptoms return.

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  • Nana2Six
    Nana2Six Member Posts: 17
    edited November 2011

    My kids had white stools years ago with a virus.

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  • Celtic_Spirit
    Celtic_Spirit Member Posts: 748
    edited November 2011

    It was probably something you ate. I had green...and I meant St. Paddy's Day GREEN...stools for two days during chemo. Freaked me out! Turns out it was due to eating July 4th cupcakes that had blue frosting!

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