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 ...

Usually, gastroenterologists think blood in poop is coming from lower in the colon or rectum because poop red from blood would indicate the blood hasn’t yet had time to change color.

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.