What is the difference between brown and black stool?

The difference between brown and black stools mainly includes causes, characteristics, treatment methods, etc.

1. The cause of brown stools

may be due to more bilirubin, which is not absorbed in time and accumulates in the intestinal tract, causing abnormal color. It may also be related to slow gastrointestinal motility and unreasonable diet. Black stools may be caused by intestinal cancer. Cancer cells stimulate the intestinal mucosa, causing intestinal mucosa damage, causing bleeding, so that iron and sulfide in hemoglobin combine into iron sulfide, showing black stools.

2, the appearance of brown stool

may be brown or light brown, generally not accompanied by other symptoms. The appearance of black stool may be similar to tar, and will be accompanied by pain, nausea, vomiting and other phenomena.

3, treatment method

If the stool brown is caused by unreasonable diet, in peacetime need to arrange diet reasonably, not overeating, mainly light diet, such as noodles, celery, rice porridge, etc. If the stool black is caused by intestinal cancer, need to be treated by laparotomy, laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery, etc., can remove the diseased tissue, alleviate the condition.