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Why is my poop brown?

  • Written by Hannibal Person, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageBrown poop can indicate good health.Vitalii Barida/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

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Why is my poop brown? – Ethan J., age 9, Potomac, Maryland

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