There are several causes of jaundice: 1) obstructive jaundice; 2) hemolytic jaundice; 3) hepatocellular jaundice, and the color of the stool is different for different types of jaundice. For example, in obstructive jaundice, when bilirubin cannot be excreted to the intestine for metabolism, the stool is typically white clay-like stool; in obstructive jaundice, blood tests indicate bilirubin, mainly elevated direct bilirubin. The other two types of jaundice include hemolytic jaundice and hepatocellular jaundice, in which the color of the stool is yellow, and blood tests can reveal elevated bilirubin, mainly indirect bilirubin or bi-directional elevation. So what jaundiced patients stool looks like is mainly determined by the type of jaundice.