Three-quarters of your poop consists of water and most of the rest is food your body didn’t digest. Once it exits the digestive system, poop is usually a shade of brown, regardless of the appearance ...

Black poop can be harmless, caused by certain foods or medications, or it can be a sign of melena, meaning there’s blood in your stool. Melena happens when bleeding occurs in the upper digestive tract ...

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer for how often you should poop, but when it comes to what color your stool should be, expert consensus is much narrower. And deviations from it can be a cause for ...

Close-up of woman's hands slicing boiled beets on wooden cutting board with a knife at home kitchen. After you eat beets, you may get a shock when visiting the restroom: Your poop looks slightly pink, ...

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer for how often you should poop, but when it comes to what color your stool should be, expert consensus is much narrower. And deviations from it can be a cause for ...

At this point in life, you likely have a good idea of what your average bowel movements look like. So if you happen to notice they’re darker than usual, it’s understandable to wonder, “Why is my poop ...

“It’s not blood, it’s beets.” There’s a monumental scene from Portlandia that all too accurately depicts what it’s like to see red in the toilet bowl and — in a moment of panic — forget that you’ve ...