Acholia
Pale feces due to impaired bile secretion in the bowel
Acholia is pale feces, due to lack of bile which results in the normal brown colour. It is a sign of reduced conjugated bilirubin into the bowel, as a result of a problem in the liver itself or in the biliary tree.
01Cause
A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed. The acholia is a sign of many diseases, such as hepatitis.
02Etymology
Ancient Greek: a + chole (without bile).
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acholia”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Acholic stool color hariadhi.svg by Hariadhi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
