Erie, Illinois. Erie is a settlement in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,602 at the 2010 census, up from 1,589 in 2000.
â¢ Grey, Pale, Yellow or Clay-Colored â The liver releases bile into the stool, giving it a normal brown color. If there is inflammation or scarring in the liver that inhibits bile production, or if the flow out of the liver is blocked, bowel movements may appear to be grey, pale, yellow or clay-colored.
Stool is usually some shade of brown and can be influenced by what you eat. Stool that is light-colored (either pale, white, gray or clay colored) is not considered normal if it occurs frequently. Bile salts give stool its characteristic brown color.