Mucus in Baby’s Stool
Many babies have more than one stool every day. Your baby can have as many as 5 or 10 stools in a day after one week of birth. Your baby…
IBS Pain
What is IBS? IBS or irritable bowel syndrome is a very common functional gut disorder. This means, in this syndrome, there exist no structural abnormality. So, only the gut malfunctions…
Orange Colored Stool
The color, shape, and texture of your stool can tell a lot about what is going on inside your body. It is therefore advisable that you take a moment to…
Hard Stool
Hard stool is usually a sign of constipation. The presence of stool in the gastrointestinal tract for over 48 hours results in reabsorption of the fluid by the body, thereby…
Loose Stool
Normal stool is soft, firm, and brownish in color with a peanut butter like consistency that prevents any strain or pressure during bowel movements. Any change in this texture, color,…
Oily Stool
Oily stool is caused due to the presence of fats in stool and is medically referred to as steatorrhea. It usually occurs due to malabsorption of fats when food is…
Black Specks in Stool
There may be a lot of information about your health gathered from just taking a look on your stool. The color, consistency, texture, form, and general appearance of stool can…
Black Stool in Adults
The color of normal stool is brown which signified presence of bile in stool. Bile is made by liver but it is concentrated and stored within the gallbladder before it…
White specks in stool
White specks in stool may occur due to mild causes or severe underlying condition. White discoloration of stool which occurs just one time can be ignored. However, if it occurs…
Green diarrhea in adults
The color of stool is undoubtedly an important consideration. The frequent change in color is not to be panicked about as they all have their reasons. The occasional green stool…