White stools may be caused by taking medications, gallstones, bile duct cancer and other factors leading to bile duct obstruction, which can be relieved by stopping medications, surgical treatment and so on.
If the patient has recently taken drugs such as aluminum sulfate, barium sulfate, etc., it may cause whitish stool, which is usually normal and does not require special treatment, and will gradually recover after stopping the drugs.
When the patient suffers from obstructive diseases of bile ducts such as gallbladder stones, bile duct stones, bile duct cancer, etc., or when the bile ducts are blocked due to compression of bile ducts by pancreatic head cancer, liver cancer, etc., the excretion of bile to the duodenum will be blocked, which will make the lack of pigment in bile in the stools and lead to whiteness of stools. Surgery can be considered to relieve the obstruction and restore the smoothness of the bile ducts, relieving the whiteness of the stools.
If the patient has long-term white stools, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and carry out targeted treatment. Drugs should be used in strict accordance with the doctor’s instructions, not self-medication, so as not to delay or even aggravate the condition.