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 ...

If you've ever answered nature's call and encountered a mysterious, unexpected shade of green, you're not alone. But what does it mean if your poop is green? While green poop is often due to dietary ...

Burger King recently introduced its Halloween Whopper -- the restaurant's signature hamburger is sporting a black bun during October. But the sandwich packs a spooky surprise: Eating it can turn your ...

That seems to be the case with Burger King's Halloween Whopper. It turns out the most frightening part of the holiday sandwich might not be the black bun — tinted with A.1. Steak Sauce — but its ...

Last week, fans of the new Oreo Peeps discovered that eating a lot of the cookies—a vanilla shell with bright-pink filling—left them with an unexpected surprise in the toilet: pink poops. People can’t ...

People go to many extremes to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but generating green stool shouldn't be one of them. Your morning trip to the bathrooom revealed you may have had one too many green beers ...

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 ...

This is the most common cause of green poop. “Green stool is usually the result of a high quantity of leafy, green vegetables in one’s diet,” says Niket Sonpal, M.D., a New York City-based internist ...

Most times, for people who aren’t otherwise obsessed with their bowel habits, poop just gets flushed away. And, in a manner of speaking, that’s the end of it. But sometimes it’s not just plain-old ...

Ever gone number two and had serious shock set in after you’ve stood up (why is my poop green?!)? “Diet, medications, stress, and lifestyle can all impact the color and consistency of stool,” says ...

Black burger goes in. Green poop comes out? That seems to be the case with Burger King's Halloween Whopper. It turns out the most frightening part of the holiday sandwich might not be the black bun - ...