Red poop seems like it would be a cause for concern, and sometimes, it is. However, its cause may not be a medical condition, but rather the food on your plate.

Color Generally speaking, a normal stool is brown thanks to the presence of a bile pigment called stercobilin—it’s produced when the hemoglobin in red blood cells breaks down, explains to Austin, ...

Bright red blood in your stool, also known as hematochezia, is a sign of bleeding in the lower digestive tract. It is most likely caused by a condition like hemorrhoids or diverticular disease.