Generally, “normal” poop should be brown. When you eat food, it eventually turns that color by the time it exits the body in the form of stool, according to Baltimore colon and rectal surgeon Jeffery ...

We parents tend to end up dealing with more poop than we ever imagined — but what do all those different baby poop colors even mean? After all, if you’re a new parent, chances are you’re facing more ...

Most new parents will agree — the amount of thought and conversation surrounding a new baby's bowel movements is . . . plentiful. And probably surprising. With limited options for communication with a ...

Johns Hopkins University gastroenterologists have developed a free app they believe will help provide quick diagnosis of the leading cause of liver failure in children. The app uses "color recognition ...

Understand the first dirty diapers. Early poop is meconium: a black or dark-green, thick, sticky, tar-like substance. It’s made up of intestinal cells, lanugo (the downy hair some babies are born with ...

Usually, a newborn pass the first poop within the first day of life, i.e. 24 hours after birth. Don't get panic after seeing your baby's greenish-brown poop, it's normal. The baby s first poop or ...

It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta tell you about what's in your child's diapers. Here's a guide to the baby poop changes you'll see over the first year. The mysteries of a baby’s diaper are ...