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 ...

Stool is normally brown due to the processes and chemical reactions that take place in your gut during digestion. Some health conditions, foods, and medications may change stool’s color. Poop’s brown ...

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 ...

A new wave of online curiosity about why faeces smell has put gut science back in the spotlight. A viral explainer and expert commentary highlight how bacteria, sulphur-rich foods and fatty acids ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why is my poop brown? – Ethan J., age 9, Potomac ...

Most people don’t give much thought to what happens after flushing, until something smells particularly… aggressive. But the reason our faeces smell the way they do isn’t random, and it actually tells ...

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