Stool Color & Texture Changes
(Black, Red, Maroon, Green, Yellow, Gray, Tarry, Sticky)

Digestive Disease Myths Slideshow

Medical Author: Jay W. Marks, MD
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

• What color is normal stool?
• What causes normal stool color?
• How do changes in bilirubin affect stool color?
• How does intestinal bleeding change stool color?
• What other things can cause changes in the color of stool?

What color is normal stool?

Stool (feces) is most commonly brown in color, and many people become curious or concerned when the color of their stool changes. Most stool-to-stool changes in color have little meaning; however, some changes, particularly if the changes are consistent from stool-to-stool and not present in only one stool, can be important.

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