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If your number 2 is not the color it suppose to be what does that mean pleaz help and u are not on any medicine?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Stool color may: Change in response to different health issues. Black, tarry & malodorous stools may be seen with GI bleeding. White stool may be seen w hepatitis, cirrhosis, or obstruction of a bile duct . Green stool can be due to rapid transit time in the GI track. Orange stool may be seen w iinadequate bile, gallstones, blocked bile ducts, irritable bowel & diarrhea are possibilities especially w sxs.

Answered 6/10/2014

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