Blue is far from the usual stool color, but it isn’t usually a cause for concern. Most of the time, blue stool is due to blue pigments or dyes that come out when your food is digested. If you take a ...

My receptionist Mandy came scurrying into the office: “Doctor, Mrs. Ferris is on the phone and she says she needs to bring her mother in right now because of a blue stool.” Sometimes I’m a little slow ...

Brown poop is normal and comes from a pigment called bilirubin. Green poop can happen from eating foods like spinach or from gastrointestinal infections or severe diarrhea. Black, tarry poop can mean ...

I was part of a study where researchers tracked how long it took blue food dye to move through my system. Hilary Brueck/Insider I turned my poop blue for science (well, sort of), and you can too.

The color of the stools can reveal a symptom of stomach cancer Early treatment of this disease can lead to lesser complications This is why it is important to be observant of the stool color Stomach ...

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