Why is my son's poop a greenish color?

Question

My 3 year old son has been having greenish colored poop for a while now. His doctor said that coloring in certain foods or drinks my cause the discoloration. I stopped giving him things like Kool Aid or Gatoraid which is funky colored sometimes and I have been watching artificial coloring in the candy he eats. But sometimes it is still green. I wonder if this indicates a digestive problem?

Answer 1

it could be indaicates of a digertive problem but best not jump to that yet ,and make yourself ill worrying about it , children go through stages like this when trying new foods, drinks , dairy products , fruits, vegatables , rich foods , have trouble going to toilet can upset the coulor of there poop too, your doctor could be right about colourings and it great you are watching and changing hes diet around to , keep a note on colouring and softness off you sons poop over a few weeks whilest still checking and swaping differnt things in hes deit , maybe add more friut, veg ,pasta , milk, yogurts, cheese , cerals into hes diet ,which are all heathly for him , play games and make shapes with hes food to get him to eat healthy foods more often , best of lucky to your son and yourself hope it will sort its self out soon and nothing to do with digestive problems xx

Answer 2

i don't be attentive to this for constructive so which you would be able to desire to choose to talk to a Dr, yet as a breast fed toddler turns into older and their digestive device turns into extra mature, breast milk is so properly digested and appropriate for the physique that there is generally little to no longer something left over as waste and so as your son is transforming into perhaps he's digesting better and so which you're finding his poop to be different and much less standard.

Answer 3

Maybe he isn't eating right, I remember reading something that said your poop comes out depending on your diet and that if you eat good and healthy then your poop will come out brown and float. Maybe he needs to eat more Fiber that always help with pooping.

Answer 4

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtstools.htm

5. Green stools may be bacteria, or a green or blue food eaten. Green, blue, or yellow artificial colorings too.

Answer 5

No not at all I use to have purple poop after i drank a purple blackberry burger king slushy that was limited edition and when i stopped drinking it my poop was brow again. =)

Answer 6

It could be a digestive problem, or it's too much sugar, or food coloring.

Answer 7

Even before I read the details, I was going to say Gatorade. Hmm I don't know. I'm sure he'll be fine though.

Answer 8

Watch him when he is in the backyard. Clearly, he has been eating grass. Don't worry. Grass has many nutrients.

Answer 9

the doctor may be correct. take his advice

Answer 10

does he eat green veggies??