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Very dark brown stool. normal consistency. 2 times in past week. normal? how normal are very dark brown stools?
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Get checked: Stool color is generally due to diet and to the bile (yellowish-green fluid that aids in digestion) secreted from your guts. Bile + food is altered by enzymes that changes food from yellow to brown. While your diet/medications can play a large role in stool color, get checked if the dark brown borders on black.
Answered 12/2/2018
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