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    What Your Poop Type and Color Mean

    What’s Normal? It can be hard to describe your poop, so doctors use a scale to show
    the different kinds. It’s called the Bristol stool chart, and it gives you an idea of how long a
    stool spent in your bowel before heading out

    They’ve spent a long time in your bowel and are tough to


    pass. If your stool looks like this, you’re probably
    constipated. If it lasts longer than a couple of weeks, see
    your doctor to find out what’s causing it.

    This stool also can be a sign that you’re constipated. Try to


    get more fiber in your diet and drink more water to move
    things along.

    Doctors think of this kind of poop as normal, because it’s


    soft and easy to pass. If things are going as they should, it
    shouldn’t take longer than a minute on the toilet to push
    out a poop.

    Doctors think of this as poop you want to have. Everyone’s


    bathroom habits are different, but ideally you should have
    one of these every 1 to 3 days .
    These are easy to pass, but you may feel a sense of
    urgency about getting to the bathroom. That can be a sign
    of mild diarrhea. Most of the time, it goes away on its own
    in a couple of days.

    If you have these more than three times a day, you have
    diarrhea. Make sure to drink plenty of fluids. Water is
    good, but you also need to replace the minerals you’re
    losing (called electrolytes). Fruit juices and soup can help.

    This stool moved through your bowel very quickly. See


    your doctor if you have more than three of these a day for
    longer than 2 days. You should check with your doctor if
    you also have other signs of dehydration (dry mouth,
    sleepiness, headache, or dizziness), severe pain in your
    tummy or rear end, or a fever of 102 degrees or higher.

    Color Concerns: Your stool comes in different colors, too. The Bristol stool chart
    doesn’t include color, but you might have questions about that.

    Brown
    The color of your stool depends on a couple of things: your
    diet and how much bile is in it. Bile is a yellow-green fluid
    that helps digest fats. A healthy stool, then, should reflect
    a mixture of all the colors of the food you eat and that
    bile. Almost any shade of brown, or even green, is
    considered OK.
    Green
    It may come as a shock when you see it, but a green poop
    every once in a while is OK. It may be because you eat a
    lot of green vegetables (which is good) or too much green
    food coloring (not so good). It also may mean that your
    food is moving through your system too quickly -- think
    diarrhea -- and the green in your bile doesn’t have time to
    break down. If the color doesn’t change, see a doctor.

    Shades of Red: This might be from eating too much


    red food coloring. It can also come from red-colored
    medicine. Your stool should soon return to its normal
    color.

    But a bright red stool could mean bleeding in your large


    intestine. Sometimes it’s blood from your rectum, too,
    from a scratch or a hemorrhoid. If you keep passing red
    stools, check with your doctor.

    Black: If your stool is black, the cause might be an iron


    supplement or an over-the-counter medicine you took
    because your stomach felt bad. Or it could even be all that
    black licorice you downed the night before. If none of
    these possibilities ring true to you, check with a doctor. A
    black stool, or one that appears dark maroon, smells bad,
    and looks tarry, may be a sign of bleeding from high in
    your digestive tract, like your stomach.

    Lighter Colors
    Yellow stools are fine in breastfed infants, but for others,
    they could be a sign of too much fat. And that could mean
    your body’s having trouble absorbing nutrients like it
    should. See your doctor. Sometimes, stools can be white
    or chalky-looking, too. That may be a side effect of some
    medication, but it also could mean your bile duct is
    clogged. Your doctor can let you know for sure.

    Why Do I Have Blood in My Stool? (webmd.com)

    Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on September 07, 2020

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