MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -All shades of brown and even green are considered normal. Only rarely does stool color indicate a potentially serious intestinal condition. Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile-a yellow-green fluid that digests fats-in your stool.

Detailed explanation-2: -The only colors that may relate to disease are red, black and white. All other colors are not due to a medical problem. Normal stools are not always dark brown. Sometimes they are light brown, tan or yellow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shades of yellow, green and brown are completely normal. The colour depends on the bile in your stool and the amount of time it stays in your system. If it’s light yellow that means it has moved out faster while brown may mean it has stayed there for some time.

Detailed explanation-4: -The liver releases bile salts into the stool, giving it a normal brown color. You may have clay-colored stools if you have a liver infection that reduces bile production, or if the flow of bile out of the liver is blocked. Yellow skin (jaundice) often occurs with clay-colored stools.