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Question: dicolored bowel movements
| mommyO2
- Fri May 04, 2007 3:19 am |
my 6 yr old daughter has had a bowel movement which was a very strange color, it a was almost a cream color, and was firm not runny. she has complained of a tummy ache before and since this movement. what could this be and what caused it?
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Fri May 04, 2007 6:12 am |
 White or very light colored stools can be an indication of a blockage in the bile duct of the liver/gallbladder. An occasional light colored stool is OK but if this continues your daughter should be evaluated.
Best wishes.
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| mommyO2
- Sat May 05, 2007 4:40 am |
thank you very much for your advise. I will defenately watch her closely and get that checked out.
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