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Posted 10/25/2013 9:00 AM (GMT -5)
Hey,

I'm a little worried. 2 month and a half, i have been diagnosed with moderate colitis. only this week, i have not blood in the toilet and dont feel like a want to go to the toilet 8 times a week. Now that there is no blood with stools, i notice the color of my stool and it is yellow. i take 4 pills of mezavant. could it be mezavant? I have no abdominal pain. A little bit of blood but its getting better with the meds (Mezavant) im taking. I did all the test today but im waiting for the results but i'm really nurvous...
If someone had the same thing or know something, let me know,
Thank you
Posted 10/25/2013 9:08 AM (GMT -5)
Yellow stool is your question? Is this possible mucous on your stool? Are the stools formed or loose? What are you eating?

The mezavent will not cause discolored stool.
Posted 10/25/2013 9:37 AM (GMT -5)
thank you for replying. yes, its the yellow stool that scares me. it is not mucous..sometime loose sometime formed. i eat pretty much everything. (white rice, chicken, white eggs, salmon, oat meal, peanut butter, greek yogurt).
Posted 10/25/2013 9:48 AM (GMT -5)
If you do an internet search for "yellow stool" you will learn a lot about the different colors of normal stool. Here is a page from the Mayo clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stool-color/AN00772.

Basically, your stool might be yellow if you are taking vitamins that have yellow dye in them. Or it could be that your gallbladder is acting up, or maybe you have a case of giardia. Have you been to the countryside lately?
Posted 10/25/2013 9:53 AM (GMT -5)
thank you, i'll definitly do this. No i stayed in the country. The doctor gave me mezavant and salofalk. I didnot use the salofalk until this week because it was unconfortable. no that i use them, i dont have any problem with my colitis. Could it be because, i did not treat the colitis right, could have done this (yellow stool) ?
Posted 10/25/2013 10:09 AM (GMT -5)
No, yellow stool is not a symptom of your colitis. However, when you have diarrhea it might be yellowish and this is probably normal (solid stool appears dark because it's solid, diarrhea seems lighter because it's loose?). The diarrhea is probably from your colitis. But if you think you are having frequent diarrhea and your meds are not making a difference, I think you should consider having your stool tested for giardia. It's a common parasite in many parts of the world.
Posted 10/30/2013 8:51 PM (GMT -5)
I got my blood results today, pancreas and liver is good! the doc said it should be from the colitis becaus it is not yet ''stable''. he didnot want to do any other test...what should i do?
Posted 10/31/2013 12:33 AM (GMT -5)
What meds r u on?
Posted 10/31/2013 5:23 AM (GMT -5)
I' m taking mezavant
Posted 10/31/2013 10:31 AM (GMT -5)
Yellow stool probably means a high concentration of bile. You should be checked for liver or gallbladder disease ASAP-there is a disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis that is fairly common in IBD patients.
Posted 10/31/2013 11:17 AM (GMT -5)
PSC is NOT common in IBD patients....just clarifying.
If liver enzymes are good, there's no concern at all.

eliasdaou..did you have stool tests done? something to ask your doc to request.

You should also be on rectal medications to help heal the rectum.

You could try fibre supplements and probiotic supplements...not yogurt. Maybe skip the oatmeal for a while and see if things improve. Try an egg for breakfast.


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Posted 10/31/2013 11:50 AM (GMT -5)
I guess common is a relative term-5% co-morbidity is enough to be a concern, especially when most patients with PSC also have IBD. I would still see a doctor about it as yellow isn't really a normal stool color.
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