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Yellow Stools and diarrhea

I am a colon cancer survivor and have been cancer free since 2002.  I am now having yellow stools and diarrhea and some abdominal pain in the lower right side.  What could cause my yellow stools and how should I proceed?  


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the adrenals go haywire during bouts of diarrhea, and the panic you feel can largely be contributed how drastically upset  your system is.

bp meds will cause a loss in electrolytes;  this eventually leads to arthritis.  if the sodium becomes too low, there is alot of gas followed by diarrhea
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I am scared to death! a few days ago i had a bad case of diarrhea. It was so bad that it was practically all water coming out. I also had chills although it was 80 degrees in my house. the following two days i found my stool was yellow. I am scared to death that this might be pancreatic cancer? I am taking bp meds which my doctor has changed on me several times and also a diuretic. can any of this cause it.. I am have so much anxiety over this that i am now taking xanex..
Please please respond!!
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Ask your doc to run some stool samples (to start) to check for the presence of any unwarranted 'critters.' You may also want to consider/look over any meds you might be taking to see if they could cause the problem.

Yellow stools can also come from gallbladder related issues, however the pain associated with that is typically upper right quandrant.

Check your diet and see if there are any foods that seem to make the situation better or worse. If you've been on any medications or antibiotics lately, you may want to consider taking some probiotics to see if they help the situation at all.

You may also want to request a colonoscopy depending on how long this has been going on.
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