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2007-01-04 15:38:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
There are many reasons why a person's stool (feces) could be green, none of them serious. The mostly obvious cause would be from eating green food. Green, leafy vegetables contain chlorophyll, which can color the stool green. Foods that have certain kind of additives, such as artificial flavors or colors, may also have a greening effect. For younger children eating a green crayons or green paint will also do the trick. Iron supplements or even iron rich food can lend a green hue to stool.
A stool can also appear green for physical reasons and not just because of what you ate. The bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine is actually green. As a stool passes through the large intestine it is turned into a darker brown color. If a stool is still green by the time it is excreted, it could mean that it passed through the large intestine too fast to be changed in color. This mostly occurs in cases of diarrhea, which can be an indication of other problems or lead to dehydration.
If you continue to have a green stool or have blood in your stool, chronic diarrhea or your bowel habits change in any other way then you should consult with a doctor. These could be signals of a more serious problem.
2007-01-04 16:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by Rickydotcom 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
My inlaws gave my kids tons of Fruit Loops when we were visiting once (I never buy the stuff) and they were all later screaming from the bathroom, "My poop is green!"
Artificial colors can do it.
2007-01-04 18:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anti-Aging Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either you are eating something that is causing it to be this color or you have your stool moving too fast through you....and the bile is greener when it doesn't spend as much time in your body.
Maybe you have a stomach bug or flu huh
2007-01-04 15:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artificial colors will do that, also leafy vegetables, such as spinach, which have a lot of iron in them.
2007-01-04 17:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you ve been ingesting alot of vitamin b12
this happens to me after i drink an energy drink. and what do they have alot of? b12
2007-01-04 18:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by Crissy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you ate something green.
2007-01-04 15:52:05 · answer #6 · answered by mslltaylor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eww.
2007-01-04 15:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋