Ever gone number two and had serious shock set in after you’ve stood up (why is my poop green?!)? “Diet, medications, stress, and lifestyle can all impact the color and consistency of stool,” says ...

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 ...

Rainbows, jelly beans, lip glosses…there are plenty of things we want to see in a spectrum of colors. Our stool, however, isn ...

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Key Takeaways Foods with orange coloring and certain medications can cause orange poop. Lack of bile or blocked bile ducts can make your poop orange. If ...

Most times, for people who aren't otherwise obsessed with their bowel habits, poop just gets flushed away. And, in a manner of speaking, that's the end of it. But sometimes it's not just plain-old ...

Black poop can be caused by foods or medications. Stool may also be black becasue of blood in the digestive tract, known as melena. A small drop of red blood is usually due to minor hemorrhoids but ...

Bowel movements give us firsthand knowledge on how our bodies are doing. When everything looks good, this is a positive sign that the body is generally functioning well and every system is working as ...

The last thing you probably want to do after a bowel movement is look in the toilet and inspect your waste. But getting a little more familiar with your stool can be a great way to learn more about ...

Last week, fans of the new Oreo Peeps discovered that eating a lot of the cookies—a vanilla shell with bright-pink filling—left them with an unexpected surprise in the toilet: pink poops. People can’t ...