Living with Liver Cancer: Coping and Support Strategies

10. White chalky stools

If you have a bowel movement and your stools are white in color and have a pale constancy, it is most likely because of a lack of bile. Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver. It's what makes a stool get its brown color, which is considered a normal color. When the liver isn't functioning properly, it cannot produce bile. Therefore the gallbladder cannot store it, and this results in the fluid not being excreted into the small intestine in the digestive process. Then the stools will be white. This is a very clear indication that something is not right in the system.