What Causes Yellowish Skin, Dark Urine And White Stool?

Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2014

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Question : my girlfriend has been sick for months now and she won't go to a medical doctor she did see an acupuncturist who did some blood work but no results yet .my friend has turned bright yellow and has been that way for weeks ,I cannot convince her to call an ambulance she has no energy . she says god is in control she has lost her mind !!!! what can I do ?? she thinks she has a blockage somewhere in her body .

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Detailed below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

If she has yellowish skin, dark urine and white stool, bile ducts obstruction is the most probable reason. She may have also upper abdominal pain.
The reason of it can be gallstones in the bile ducts, however also pancreas cancer can give such symptoms.
Waiting for a miracle wont help. She should visit a doctor as soon as possible, have abdominal ultrasound, blood work, liver tests, pancreas tests, bilirubin level.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.

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