colorless stools in 3 year old

[Brad142]

Hello-- My 3 year old daughter's stools finally firmed up after 2-3 days of extremely loose, explosive diarrhea. This morning I was shocked by the vision of a bowl movement that was almost totally colorless, i.e., white. The child is normally fine-- perfectly healthy most of the time. However, I've never seen anything like this before. Could it reflect something serious, e.g., cholestasis? Thanks to all for your advice!

[CalGal]

Bile is the substance that gives the stool it's color. It's secreted as a yellowy-green and as it travels through the digestive tract doing its job and being acted on by enzymes, it changes to the brown color we have come to associate with a 'normal' stool. If her stool is colorless it could be due to a lack of release of bile which can be serious. Make sure you call her doctor.

[mammo]

I would get her to the pediatrician.  I have no idea what it could be, but for this to occur after a bout of serious diarrhea, it warrants getting her checked out.