Question 1

why is my stool dark green?

Accepted Answer

Dietary sources: often time dark green stools are the result of diet.  foods that have blue in them such as blueberries or other blue food coloring can cause dark green stools.  If this persists after eliminating this from your diet then you may want to consider seeing a medical professional

Question 2

what to do when your stool's green?

Accepted Answer

It's OK.: A green stool color does not portend any illness or disease. If your stool would turn red or black those would be signs of alarm. No need to do anything at this time. Good luck.

Question 3

why is my stools green and it floats?

Accepted Answer

Green stool color: The color of stool varies with foods, speed of emptying of the GI tract, medications &amp; supplements ingested, gut flora (unique for each individual), additives (like blood), subtractions (like absent bile), infection, inflammation, other factors. Consider what you ate in the last few days, but if greenish color is unusual for you &amp; persists or is accompanied by other symptoms see doc.Air=floats

Question 4

what causes stool to be green in baby?

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Bacteria: The type of bacteria in baby's stool and the speed at which the stool travels through the colon.

Question 5

what could cause my stool to be green?

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Green: You are dumpiing bile intermittantly . Rarely from a food.

Question 6

do green leafy vegetables harden stool?

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Not normally: They are full of dietary fiber. Try mustard greens, broccoli, romaine lettuce, cabbage, iceberg lettuce, kalen, collard greens, turnip greens, spinach ; swiss chard. Insure that you hydrate well.

Question 7

what?couls cause?my stool to be dark green?

Accepted Answer

Stool color: Decomposed bile, which is originally green, gives stool its yellow color. Having said that, green stool may mean that bile has rushed through the intestines without being acted on by bacteria like during diarrhea. Another cause of green color is unabsorbed iron in the diet.

Question 8

what's up with a silvery green color stool?

Accepted Answer

Stool color: People attribute a lot of importance to their stool color, when in actuality it often reflects a combination of what they are eating, and what their gut bacteria are metabolizing. Unless your stools are pale and chalky, black and tarry, or bloody, I wouldn't be too concerned.

Question 9

what causes stool to be black or dark green?

Accepted Answer

Dark stool: Dark-colored stools may result from iron supplements, foods you eat (like a lot of spinach), substances (like peptobismol), but most significantly suggests bleeding. When blood is denatured by acid in your stomach, as from ulcers, stools will turn tarry ("melena"). Blood may also be ingested from nose bleeds, bleeding gums. Silver-colored stool suggests bleeding from the biliary tree. Get checked.

Question 10

are my stools green because of celiac issues?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: More often from excess bile reaching the colon or foods being consumed.

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