Pale or light-colored stools can be a sign of a liver or gallbladder problem. Bile is important for stool color; without enough bile, stools become pale. Liver diseases like hepatitis or cirrhosis can ...

Long-term pale stool might be a sign of conditions that affect the bile ducts, liver, or gallbladder. Newborns with neonatal jaundice may have clay-colored stool due to high bilirubin levels.

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer for how often you should poop, but when it comes to what color your stool should be, expert consensus is much narrower. And deviations from it can be a cause for ...