7. Light-Colored Stools: A Clue from the Digestive Tract
Stool color can provide significant insights into one’s digestive health. While shades can vary based on what one eats, certain colors, especially light or clay-colored, can be indicative of specific health issues.
Bile, produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, plays a significant role in fat digestion. Additionally, it provides stools with their typical brown coloration. When the bile duct gets obstructed, often by a growing PDAC tumor, bile can’t reach the intestines. As a result, stools might appear lighter or clay-colored.
Apart from the change in color, the texture and consistency of stools might also change. They could become greasy or harder to flush, indicative of undigested fats. This alteration is a direct result of pancreatic enzymes not being able to reach the intestines due to tumor-induced blockages.(7)
