Question 1

are green stools normal?

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Some times: Depending on what you eat, green stools may be normal. Consult this site for more info: https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/green-stool/basics/definition/SYM-20050708
For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex, if you have sex.

Question 2

i have dark green stools?

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Dark green stools: The color of stool varies with foods, speed of emptying of the GI tract, medications & 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 & persists or is accompanied by other symptoms, see your doctor.

Question 3

what leads to dark green stools?

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Green stool: Any conditions which cause the stool to transit too rapidly through the intestines can lead to green, moist stool. On the other hand eating green leafy vegetables can lead to green stool.  Green cabbage, lettuce, peas, cabbage, spinach, broccoli, green salad, green leaves, celery ; green beans as well as food that contains green food coloring can lead to green stool. Some.

Question 4

what can yellow/green stools mean?

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Fast gut movement: Green/ellow stool could be due to a viral gastroenteritis where the stool is moving through your intestines quickly causing cramping and the green/yellow color because not enough transit time was available for turning the stool to brown.

Question 5

is green stools from having cirrhosis?

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No: Anything from a load of spinach to antibiotic colitis to a variety of other things can do this.

Question 6

im taking ferrous sulphate and i have dar/green stools..is it okay?

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Yes.: Iron supplements typically discolor the stool.
No worries.

Question 7

lately ive been passing green stools, and every time i go to the bathroom it gets greener, my last stool was extremely green and had red dots on it ?

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Stool color: Brown, green or yellow are almost always due to diet. Unless it is black like asphalt or bright red there should be no cause for alarm. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 8

what are some common reasons for green stools?

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Green stool: The color of stool varies with foods, speed of emptying of the GI tract, medications & supplements ingested, gut flora (unique for each individual), additives (like blood), subtractions (like absent bile), infection, inflammation, & other factors. Consider what you consumed in the last few days. If the green color is unusual for you & persists, or is accompanied by other symptoms, see your doctor.

Question 9

what exactly does green stools in adults indicate?

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Green stools: This could result from rapid transit of feces through the intestines, or from food colorings such as in liquorice., consuming iron-rich foods or iron supplements, or leafy green vegetables, taking laxatives, and if with other intestinal symptoms it can result from irritable bowel or intestinal infections. If no symptoms, no worries.

Question 10

which foods or ingredients can cause green stools?

Accepted Answer

See below: Please consult this site for info: http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/green-stool/basics/definition/SYM-20050708

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