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Poo colour!!
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Why is our poo always brown regardless of what we eat, and what makes it become this colour even if for example we've just eaten greens all day??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The color comes mainly from bilirubin, a pigment that arises from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow.
But the colour itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red colour, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown colour.
But the colour itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red colour, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown colour.