 [ Symptoms ] i have a pale clay looking stool with the consistency of caulk bloating and stomach pains  i have not changed my diet or habits lately [ Disease ] dyslipidemia means an abnormal amount of lipids or fats in the blood lipids are essential to life but an excess of certain lipids can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease the lipids that are commonly measured in blood include various forms of cholesterol as well as triglycerides high density lipoprotein hdl is the “good cholesterol ” and higher levels reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease low density lipoprotein ldl is the “bad cholesterol ” linked to increased risk of heart attacks and strokes high triglycerides are also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in dyslipidemia the level of one or more of these lipids is abnormal either too high or too low increased activity and a healthy diet should be the first course of treatment for dyslipidemia if you are at risk for heart attack or stroke and diet and exercise fail to bring high lipid levels into the healthy range your doctor may recommend taking a lipid lowering medicine