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Tan colored stools suggest you may have difficulty digesting your fats, which causes congestion in the liver and gall bladder. IBS and yellow stools sometimes occur. Gray/white ashy colored or clay like stools can indicate pancreas or liver problems. Also, possibly gallstones pancreatitis or cirrhosis of the liver.
Stools that are pale, white, or look like clay or putty may be the result of a lack of bile or by a blockage in the bile ducts. Stools that are light in color or look like clay can also occur after a test in the colon that uses barium (such as a barium enema), because the barium may be passed in the stool. But in the absence of such a test being done recently, pale stools could be the result of something else happening in the digestive tract.