Stool that is yellow or pale can also result from reduced production of bile salts, since a normal, brown-coloured stool acquires its hue from breaking down bile. Yellow/ Pale Brown/ Grey: Bright yellow diarrhea can signify a condition known as Giardiasis (see sidebar). Orange: If you consume excess beta-carotene from supplements or produce, such as carrots, sweet potato, squash, some leafy greens, and some herbs, then your stool can appear orange. However, a red stool might be unrelated to bleeding, since consuming large amounts of foods with red colouring, such as cakes or colourful packaged breakfast cereals, tomato-based sauce and soup, and beets can also colour your stool red. Bleeding could be a result of inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, fissures, polyps, or colorectal cancer. Red or Maroon: If you are bleeding in the lower portion of the digestive tract, then this could cause bright red stool. However, there are many benign causes of black stool, including ingesting something with bismuth subsalicylate such as Pepto-Bismol® (which can also turn your tongue black), iron supplements, black liquorice, blueberries, or other darkly coloured foods. What does the colour of my poop mean?īrown : Healthy bowel movements tend to be brown, due to the presences of bile and bilirubin, which is a product resulting from dead red blood cells being broken down in the intestine.īlack: If your stool is black, it is important to see your doctor, as it could be a sign of internal bleeding from higher in the digestive tract, especially if it smells foul and is tarry. Ideal stool requires little effort and no straining for elimination. More than three per day is often associated with diarrhea, and fewer than three per week typically suggests constipation, although there must be other symptoms present before the stool strictly qualifies as either diarrhea or constipation. Healthy individuals typically have bowel movements anywhere between three per day and three per week. What is a healthy bowel movement?Īn ideal stool is medium-brown, long, smooth, and soft, which passes easily from the body with little straining or effort.
Many things can affect the balance of stool content, including diet, medications, supplements, and the presence of a GI disease, disorder, or infection. The other 25% is a mixture of things, primarily dead and living bacteria, food waste, as well as undigested parts of foods, typically fibrous foods such as seeds, nuts, corn, and beans, and substances contributed by the intestines and liver, such as mucus and bile (a dark green to yellowish-brown fluid). In a typical bowel movement, about 75% of the stool volume is water. If you have any concerns that your stool is abnormal, then visit your physician.
From diet to disease, many things affect your poop.
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