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 ...

Bilirubin is a yellow-brown color. When it’s excreted, it’s excreted through feces. In fact, it’s the main coloring agent in feces. Enough bilirubin turns poop brown.

But an off-color poop now and then isn’t necessarily worrisome, experts say. Most shades along the spectrum of yellow through green through brown are within the range of “normal,” depending ...

“Sometimes stools are green or yellow because of the color of bile,” says Garg. The consensus: No need to panic: It’s typically normal, says Garg.

Yellow stool can also be caused by liver issues, including cirrhosis and hepatitis, Dr. Thomas says. Accordingly, continuing yellow stool should always be evaluated by a physician.

Poop's brown color traces back to a substance called bilirubin, a component of your bile. This yellow compound is formed when your body breaks down old red blood cells, according to the National ...

Yellow stools are often seen in diseases of the pancreas (pancreatitis, cancer) or malabsorption syndromes (cystic fibrosis, celiac disease). The yellow color comes from undigested fat.

Young children tend to prefer orange and yellow vegetables — such as carrots — over others, so their poop might be these colors for that reason, Corkins said. “It’s not dangerous,” he added.