Pale Stool
Jaundice can also affect the quality of your stool. Some people will find that their stool because pale or chalky. This happens when the biliary system within the liver becomes damaged. Bile salts, which usually give excrement its brown coloring, cannot be properly excreted, and so the color and consistency of waste will change.
Patients also report a tar-like consistency and coloring. This happens when blood isn’t flowing correctly through the liver and can cause hypertension in the liver’s veins. If you spot blood in your stool, get medical attention immediately. Bloody stool is often a sign of end stage cirrhosis of the liver.
