Blue is far from the usual stool color, but it isn’t usually a cause for concern. Most of the time, blue stool is due to blue pigments or dyes that come out when your food is digested. If you take a ...

Eating certain foods can cause a person to have blue poop. People should be aware of their stool and seek medical care if there are any major changes. People can pass blue stools if they consume food ...

The blue poop challenge, developed by a group of researchers at ZOE, can give a person important information about their gut health. Healthcare science company ZOE worked with Dr. Sarah Berry, the ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. If you want to take a peek into your digestive ...

The internet has asked people to do numerous strange things before, from eating spoonfuls of cinnamon to planking. But now it wants you to turn your poop blue—for your own good, of course. Research ...

The Blue Poop Challenge measures gut transit time by tracking how long it takes blue food to pass. Researchers found that gut transit time lasted approximately 28.7 hours in a study. People with ...

If you check out the toilet bowl after you go No. 2, well, join the club: People are fascinated by their poop. After all, it constantly varies in size, shape, and color—and that’s one major reason why ...

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