Is golden yellow stool normal?

Because we eat a lot of food every day, and after digestion, these foods will form waste in the body and then be discharged through the anus. This is what we call feces. After all, the smell of feces is very unbearable, so people really hate it. It has to be said that sometimes stool can also help us identify diseases. So is golden yellow stool normal or abnormal?

In the past in Japan, the general saying was: "When a baby's poop is yellow, it turns black or brown as he grows up." Most books seem to say this, and it's not wrong. But the way of expression still needs to be discussed.

As mentioned above, babies' stools are yellow. Most people's stools turn black or brown when they reach adulthood.

That's also true. However, this is not the case for everyone, and stool does not necessarily turn black as you age.

In the past, I have examined the stool of many people. What surprised me most about the color of feces was that the feces of a monk in a certain Zen temple were like the yellow feces of a baby, a very beautiful milky brown color.

No matter how strict their practice is or how firm their faith is, it is impossible that even the color of their stool is different from that of ordinary people! So why is the color of their stool different from that of ordinary people?

Because they mainly eat tofu and vegetables every day and never eat meat, their feces are yellow.

In other words, the biggest reason why the stool is black or brown is meat and fatty foods, that is, the European and American diet.

On the contrary, if the food eaten is the same as that of monks, even adults’ feces will not be black, but may be the ideal milky brown color.

Dark stools may indicate a serious illness

Leaving aside the monks in Zen temples, in the case of adults, no matter how particular they are about their diet, the pH value will not be lower than 5.5; even so, if they can minimize the European and American diet, the intestines will become acidic, reaching the same level as infants.

Although black or brown stools are a warning sign, there is no need to rush to the hospital. Just try to eat acidic foods to make your stools yellow.

However, if the stool is darker than usual or purple, you must pay special attention. This is not just because the pH value is acidic, it may be gastric or intestinal bleeding. In this case, blood is mixed in with the stool and changes color from red to black before being excreted. You must see a doctor immediately.

There are various types of black stool. For example, if you have tarry stools, you may be suffering from diseases such as gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer.

Some people's feces contain almost no normal stool components, but are a mixture of blood and mucus, which is called bloody stool.

This type of stool is sometimes accompanied by severe abdominal pain or vomiting, which may be caused by diseases such as intussusception, intestinal torsion, intestinal infarction, etc. If the sticky bloody stool is mixed with pus and persists for several days, it is very likely that you have colon cancer.

If a person with constipation passes dark, hard stools, it may also be a sign of colon cancer. This is caused by bleeding somewhere in the large intestine, which accumulates in the intestine for a long time and turns black. Sometimes you may think it is diarrhea, but soon you will have sticky and bloody stools and have to go to the toilet frequently. This may be dysentery; sometimes it is accompanied by lower abdominal pain or fever.