what causes a green stool?



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I've noticed green stool after eating a salad. If this becomes bothersome, don't hesitate to ask your doctor. They've heard it all.

Green food. Lettuce, broccolii, etc.
Green pleather?
food poisoning maybe
wood, a carpenter and green paint
blue or green food coloring can
lots of peas, green ice cream.well, green food.
Colors from dyes or food colors themselves.
Enviornmentally friendly politics.
primarily dietary intake, I assume.
Krylon
ITS SOMETHING U ATE..BUT IF IT STILL DONT PASS, BE CHECKED OUT-OK
Lots of spinach?

I wonder if Popeye had green stool.
artificially green colored food.. or somehting really nasty in you..
A geen crayon eaten.
You could have an infection (cold, sinus, viral, etc.). Your body is trying to rid the infection from your system.
Causes of green stools
large amounts of green, leafy vegetables
green or purple artificial coloring (popsicles, Kool-Aid, gelatin)
iron supplements
rapid transit or decreased colonic transit time
Stool can also appear green for physical reasons, and not just from what you've been eating. We think of a healthy stool as being brown. Bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine is actually green. As stool is digested and passed through the large intestine it is turned into a darker brown color.

If stool is still green by the time it is excreted, it could mean that it went through the large intestine too fast to be changed in color. This is often called "rapid transit" or "decreased colonic transit time" and diarrhea that is green in color could be the result.
Green food coloring in cookies or ice cream. .
well I think food coloring may cause that..and if you didn't eat anything green,then maybe there's something wrong!
Too much iron, drinking certain flavors of Kool-Aid or eating fruit roll-ups. Eating blueberries or other blue or green foods.
Eating lots of dark, leafy green foods like spinach.
Too much iron in your diet or an infection. sometimes a change in your diet can do it too
green eggs and ham
If you have the occasional green stool—don't panic! Most likely it is normal, and there is a perfectly reasonable explanation. Think about the foods you ate, any vitamins or supplements you took—even if they're not green in color.

There can be many reasons why stool appears to be green. The first and most obvious reason is eating green foods. Green, leafy vegetables contain chlorophyll which could be coloring the stool green. Foods with dark purple coloring like Kool-Aid, popsicles, and gelatin (Jell-O) can also result in rainbow-colored stools. Iron supplements or even foods that are rich in iron can also give stool a green tinge.

Stool can also appear green for physical reasons, and not just from what you've been eating.

We think of a healthy stool as being brown. Bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine is actually green. As stool is digested and passed through the large intestine it is turned into a darker brown color.

If stool is still green by the time it is excreted, it could mean that it went through the large intestine too fast to be changed in color. This is often called "rapid transit" or "decreased colonic transit time" and diarrhea that is green in color could be the result.

In breast-fed babies, green stool is a normal occurrence, especially right after delivery. In older children, the reason could be food-related as described above, or even from non-food items. Eating or sucking on colored non-food items such as crayons might also turn stools different colors.

If green stool continues, or your bowel habits have changed in other ways, you may want to call your doctor. This is especially true if you are experiencing diarrhea which can be an indication of other problems or could lead to dehydration.
foods with green coloring in them .
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