I was part of a study where researchers tracked how long it took blue food dye to move through my system. Hilary Brueck/Insider I turned my poop blue for science (well, sort of), and you can too.

Blue is far from the usual stool color, but it isn’t usually a cause for concern. Most of the time, blue stool is due to blue pigments or dyes that come out when your food is digested. If you take a ...

The internet has asked people to do numerous strange things before, from eating spoonfuls of cinnamon to planking. But now it wants you to turn your poop blue—for your own good, of course. Research ...

“Hearst Magazines and Verizon Media may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” If you check out the toilet bowl after you go No. 2, well, join the club: People are ...

It’s the latest viral challenge that has got people all over the world hooked. And before you think it’s another pointless trend, this one may actually be beneficial. What is the #blupoopchallenge ...

Colleen Murphy is a senior editor at Health. She has extensive experience with interviewing healthcare providers, deciphering medical research, and writing and editing health articles in an ...

The blue poop challenge, developed by a group of researchers at ZOE, can give a person important information about their gut health. Healthcare science company ZOE worked with Dr. Sarah Berry, the ...

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