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title: "Acholia"
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Acholia is pale feces, due to lack of bile which results in the normal brown colour. It is a sign of reduced conjugated bilirubin into the bowel, as a result of a problem in the liver itself or in the biliary tree.


== Signs and symptoms ==
Acholia results in pale feces.


== Cause ==
A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed. The acholia is a sign of many diseases, such as hepatitis.


== Etymology ==
Ancient Greek: a + chole (without bile).


== See also ==
Choluria


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