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My poop is yellowish brown. light brown like the colour of diarrhea. is it from the high acidity levels in my stomach? is this serious or concerning
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Diarrhea: Your stool color may be due to the Imodium (loperamide) you took. Its not serious or concerning.
Answered 6/25/2014
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