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 ...

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — 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 ...

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.

Bright red blood in your stool can be caused by a wide range of conditions. Often, bleeding during a bowel movement is a clue to benign conditions like hemorrhoids, constipation, or polyps.

Normal poop color is light to dark brown, but stool comes in different colors. You might occasionally notice your bowel movements are green, yellow, black, orange, tan, and white.

Yellow or orange stools can signal excess fat, especially if they also look greasy or oily, Yadlapati said. “Some people will note that they’re associated with a bad smell, as well,” she added.