If your skin is looking a bit pale (which can occur in people of any skin tone), there’s usually a reason. It could be anything from a vitamin B12 deficiency to a symptom of anemia. The same is true ...

My receptionist Mandy came scurrying into the office: “Doctor, Mrs. Ferris is on the phone and she says she needs to bring her mother in right now because of a blue stool.” Sometimes I’m a little slow ...

It can be alarming when you go to the toilet for your daily business and notice that the color of your stool has changed. If you’ve introduced a new vitamin, mineral, or other type of supplement into ...

Q: My son is potty training, and yesterday I noticed that he had a green bowel movement. Is there something wrong? A: An occasional green stool, or bowel movement, is normal. There can be several ...

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 ...