A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother's milk which is white in colour but the stool which the infant passes out is quite yellowish. What is the reason of this yellow colour?
A
Pancreatic juice poured into duodenum
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B
Intestinal juice
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C
Bile pigments passed through bile juice.
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D
Undigested milk protein casein.
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Solution
The correct option is C Bile pigments passed through bile juice. The yellow colour of the stool is due to the presence of bile pigments. Bile pigments are secreted along with the bile juice and it helps in the digestion of fats present in the milk.