Stool Color Changes (cont.)
Medical Author:
Siamak T. Nabili, MD, MPH
Siamak T. Nabili, MD, MPHDr. Nabili received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. He then completed his graduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His graduate training included a specialized fellowship in public health where his research focused on environmental health and health-care delivery and management. Medical Editor:
Jay W. Marks, MD
Jay W. Marks, MDJay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. IN THIS ARTICLE
Synonyms and Keywordsstool color, stool color changes, chocolate stool color, yellow stool color, green stool color, change in stool color, pale stool color, normal stool color, gallbladder and stool color, bile and stool color, healthy stool color, drastic sudden change in stool color, grey stool color, red stool color, orange stool color, light brown stool color, black stool color, tarry stools, smelly stools, foul smelling stools, normal stool texture, rectal bleeding, blood in stool, stools with blood Author and EditorAuthor: Siamak T. Nabili, MD, MPH Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD REFERENCE: MedicineNet.com. "Stool Color Changes (Black, Red, Maroon, Green, Yellow, Gray, Tarry, Sticky). Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2013 Must Read Articles Related to Stool Color Changes
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