What color is cirrhotic ascites?

Normally cirrhotic ascites is colorless and clear or slightly yellowish, that is, pale yellow. In clinical cirrhosis ascites often appears in several colors: the color deepens or appears cloudy, some are celiac ascites, some are bright red, and some are red, these different colors represent different lesions. If the ascites is deepened and cloudy, it often represents a bacterial infection, and if it is very cloudy there may be a large number of bacteria that can cause sepsis and even induce sepsis, a condition usually due to primary peritonitis in patients with cirrhotic ascites, which causes a change in the color of the ascites. If the ascites is celiac, such as rice slop or rice water like color, it is usually lymphatic fluid leakage, usually due to blockage of the thoracic duct, such as compression of the thoracic duct, growth of tumors or parasites, or poor ducting. If the ascites is bright red, it indicates a possible recent rupture of a fine blood vessel, bleeding, or a puncture site penetrating a blood vessel, causing a small local bleed. If the ascites is dark red or flesh-red, there is a possibility of cirrhosis combined with a tumor.