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Brown stools
Brown stools is the normal condition in most people except babies. Babies tend to have yellowish or yellow-greenish stools.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 38-year old asked:
Is dark brown stool normal?
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A 47-year old asked:
What causes dark brown stools?
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A 44-year old asked:
What could cause dark brown stools?
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A 41-year old asked:
What can very dark brown stool indicate?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What causes dark brown stools (not black)?
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A 46-year old asked:
I have dark brown stool for the past 3 days?
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A 33-year old asked:
What exactly could greenish.Brown stool means?
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A 36-year old asked:
Where are these black and dark brown stools from?
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A 47-year old asked:
What to do if very dark brown stool, scared! worried!?
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A 17-year old asked:
I am having dark brown and brown stools mix and idk why?
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A 32-year old female asked about a 35-year old female:
Why do I have a brown stool but when i wipe it is yellowy?
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A 33-year old asked:
I've been getting black and brown stools. What could be wrong?
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A 48-year old asked:
What does it mean to have almost black or very dark brown stools?
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A 48-year old asked:
I have light brown stools along with pain in my upper right side?
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A 36-year old asked:
I've had really dark brown stool for a while now, should I be worried?
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A 16-year old female asked:
What does light brown stool mean? What can I add to my diet to make it darker? Thanks.
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A 29-year old male asked:
Hi, i have brown stool with 30% tip black . Could this be a sign of something serious. I also eat a lot of chocolate?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is dark brown stool normal? MY stool was type 4, which is the best on the scale, but the color was dark brown. should i be concerned or is it normal.
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A 19-year old male asked:
Dark brown stool is it blood?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is dark brown stool with lots of red dots normal?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I got dark blacky brown stool with mucus. What are the reasons?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Very dark brown stool. Normal consistency. 2 times in past week. Normal? How normal are very dark brown stools?
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A female asked:
Could you name a disease for each tipe of stool? Greenish-brown stools; Greenish-black and sticky; Pinkish-red; Bright green. Thanks a lot!
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A 43-year old female asked:
I have soft mushy brown stool for a week? No controll over holding in stool? and these past three days my stool has been green? and no pain or blood?
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A member asked:
I had brown stool with black spots what should I do?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible for constipation to cause dark brown stool?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is dark brown stool mix with yellow brown normal ? What causes it?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Is dark brown stool mix with a little yellow brown normal? What causes it?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have dark brown stools, almost tarry (not quite black) in small to mid-size areas. Does this indicate blood in my stools?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What does it mean when you have excessive bloating and discomfort with very dark brown stool? and what should I do about it?
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