Black specks in stool adults

We don’t like the thought of looking at poop do we?

The thing is, you need to check your stool to ensure you’re not experiencing some serious health conditions – even if you feel otherwise healthy. 

Stools can be different shapes, sizes and colors, but one thing you may not have noticed is the black specks in stool. 

Today, we’re going to explore what the possible causes of black specks in poop are and what we could possibly do to treat it. 

Black Specks In Stool?

The ideal and healthy color of stool should be brown, which is due to bile being present which causes a bacterial break up.  Even yellow, green and slightly orange stool is not alarming to physicians.

Your poop is largely the make-up of what you’ve eaten and drank so it would be normal to think that any black specks would be due to something you’ve eaten – which could be true but it is also likely to be a sign of something else.

What appears black may actually be old blood – an

colon cancer black specks in stool when wiping

tiny black specks in poop when wiping