The color of your poop (stool) can provide clues about diseases or conditions affecting the digestive tract. Some of the causes are harmless, like eating colored foods or taking certain medications, ...

Everybody poops, and sometimes that poop is green, but if you want to know why your poop is green, you're in luck, because ...

I’ve heard that going once a day is normal, but is it bad if I poop every few days? Should I be concerned if my poop is sometimes a strange color? What’s really “normal” for bowel movements? A general ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...

If your skin is looking a bit pale (which can occur in people of any skin tone), there’s usually a reason. It could be anything from a vitamin B12 deficiency to a symptom of anemia. The same is true ...

It can be alarming when you go to the toilet for your daily business and notice that the color of your stool has changed. If you’ve introduced a new vitamin, mineral, or other type of supplement into ...

Stool color is a topic you may be hesitant or embarrassed to discuss with your healthcare provider. Most people have what they consider to be a range of normal stool colors. But when things look ...