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Stool color is the color of a person's poop.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Very rare

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A 32-year old asked:

What can cause a change in stool color?

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A 37-year old male asked:

Is light brown normal for a stool color?

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A 44-year old asked:

Can eating greek yogurt change your stool color?

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A 33-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Stool color?

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A 24-year old female asked:

I have had abnormal stool color... Its been white fot a week? Why would that be?

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A 39-year old male asked:

What shades of brown are considered "normal" stool color? What colors are cause for concern?

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A 36-year old male asked:

I have had changes in stool color and consistency over the past several months what can this mean?

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A 46-year old asked:

Stool color is grey. Help! please?

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A member asked about a female:

What color is the stool color in a child with rotovirus?

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A 43-year old male asked:

I removed the gallbladder. Stool was normal color, recently I found the stool color light color, is this normal?

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A 25-year old female asked:

What are some causes of stool color changes. My stool color was always medium brown now it is much lighter, almost like a clay color?

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A 43-year old asked:

What is a normal stool color after peanuts?

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A 33-year old asked:

Is stool color related to what you eat and drink?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Can Bactrim orally cause change to stool color? More orange hued ? Thank you

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A 51-year old male asked:

Can secondary polycythemia occasionally change stool color to darker brown? Thanks?

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A 19-year old male asked:

Hello im 19 and ive notice a change in my stool color should i be worried it is turning and dark brown color not black ?

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A 16-year old male asked:

Slimy light/dull red blood on exterior of stool for a month or two. Stool color brown as usual. What could be the cause?

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A 20-year old male asked:

Hi, 3 days ago my stool color was red. I ate red velvet cake in that day and the day before. Is it because of that? (its still red for today?

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A 46-year old female asked:

Can any doctor post what abnormal stool color it looks like?

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A 32-year old asked:

If you are taking ferrous sulfate, will it make your stool color black?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Can acid reflux change your stool color to be black? I've been taking omperazole 40mg for 8 days now?

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A 32-year old male asked:

Sometimes (about 2 or 3 weeks) pain occurs on right side abdomen and specially after discharge stools. And stool color black?

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A 43-year old male asked:

Since three weeks I removed gallbladder, stool color was normal dark color recently i noticed the stool is light color near yellow. Is it normal?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Hell Dr.Bialczak I am Rana I am noticing that my stool color is black and with black water for 3 days I fee lfatigue and I want to sleep a lot?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Sir i am 21 i have normal stool color with red tints in it. Or in other way little red spots in stool. What they are please tell me. And advise me.

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A 29-year old male asked:

Stool color change from medium brown to dark brown between movements. This has happened frequently in the duration of my lifetime. what causes this?

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A 29-year old male asked:

Recent stool color change from Medium to dark mahogany brown. No diet change. Might have sinusitis. Proper hydration. Been 7 days since change-Causes?

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A 24-year old male asked:

I normally go poop 3 times a day but occasionally when Im passing large stools when I wipe theres blood, my stools color is normal, could it be because Im wiping too hard because it only happens sometimes? its not painful?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Ive been getting bright yellow perfectly round artificial looking balls in my stool. There is nothing abnormal about my stools color which isnt the problem. Ive asked many questions and keep getting responses on stool color which is not the issue?

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Can tums change stool color?

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