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Is it normal for your stool to change in shade? had pale brown stool movement last couple of days which had set my anxiety off?
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The stool color is provided by the bile from the liver that is adds to fecal debris. It starts out a deep green & slowly changes thru greens to yellows to browns as the germs in the intestines metabolize the bile. Pale generally means the stool in question moved through faster or was subject to less change by gut germs.
Answered 6/24/2021
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Agree with Dr. Ferguson. You may visit this site for information about stool color: https://www.mayoclinic.org/stool-color/expert-answers/faq-20058080 Have a healthy diet, exercise 30 minutes/day, drink plenty of water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. For nutrition: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/. Wish you good health!
Answered 6/24/2021
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