What Causes Clear Stools In A Child?

Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2014

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Question : My son has clear stools for 3 weeks. If he takes a laxitive the stools are brown. But afterwards they become clear again.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (-3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Frequent bowel movements/cholecyst issues...

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX

I have gone through the medical history of your son carefully and am sorry for the situation he is in.

Having clear stool might be related to:
- frequent bowel movements (how many times/day he is having bm)?
- cholecyst problems (sludge? stones? inflammation/infection?)

I advise to get further tests to find out the right diagnosis:
- abdominal ultrasound
- examination of stool for ova/parasites
- culture of stool

Hope it helped!
Dr.Klerida

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj