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Should stools always be light brown or is any other color normal?
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Any color: The color of your stool is not something you should be concerned with on a routine basis.
Answered 11/5/2012
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Normal varies: Stool color is dependent on the main colorizing agent, deep green bile, and the action of germs in the gut as poop moves though it. Normal colors range through deep greens through yellows to browns depending on how long it stays in the gut & the effect of gut germ metabolism.
Answered 7/2/2019
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