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What causes dark brown stools (not black)?
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Normal food: digestion. The brown is a result of gastric acid and bile acids in digesting foods.
Answered 1/30/2018
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Variation.: Your stool color may change often partly dependent on your diet. if your bowel habit and stools are normal, there is nothing to worry over.
Answered 1/30/2018
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