Congrats! Mucoid placque, rope, it's all the same thing - stuff that shouldn't be there and aren't you glad it's gone? LOL!
Color has a lot to do with bile, yes, but also with the bacteria too.
You can take probiotics when you're taking shakes, you just can't take them within an hour of each other. You don't want the acidophilus to get all caught up in the fiber, it just won't get out again LOL!
I recommend liver flushes, at least two, to everyone, along with liver-supporting herbs. The liver is our most major organ after the brain, can't live well without it being in tip-top shape! :)