Question 1

my period is a day late which is unlikely its usually on time or early. today we got a negative result on a test there may have been a faint line. slightly constipated with green stool is it something to be concerned about?

Accepted Answer

Late period: Not necessarily. Consider repeating the pregancy test in a week if you still haven't had your period.

Question 2

daughter had dark almost slightly dark green tinged stool after eating a lot of chocolate and candy from easter could that still be te cause?

Accepted Answer

Rapid transit stool: Bile from the liver aids in digestion and is usually changed by bacteria in the intestine to the familiar brown color one usually associates with normal bowel movements.  A major dietary change, such as eating a lot of chocolate, could alter the transit time of digestion and cause stools to remain a dark green.  Stools can also be dark green during the recovery phase of a viral gastroenteritis.

Question 3

what does green stool mean?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Anything from eating a can of spinach to having a nasty bacterial infection such as pseudomembranous colitis. Whether to seek help depends on one's other symptoms if any.

Question 4

my stool is green! what do i do?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Chances are that it is normal if you don't have any more symptoms.

Question 5

what is the cause of green stool?

Accepted Answer

See below: Usually a change in the bacterial flora of the colon, which is normal if there are no other symptoms.

Question 6

what can cause bright green stool?

Accepted Answer

Stool color: Stool color can vary because of a lot of factors, most notably diet. It is generally not a concern unless the store is bloody or solid black in color, due to bleeding, and will eventually return to normal. Green stool is not usually a concern.   Good luck.

Question 7

what is the meaning of green stool?

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Usually nothing: https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/green-stool/basics/definition/SYM-20050708
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Question 8

green stool ----what should be done?

Accepted Answer

See below: If you have no other symptoms, nothing.

Question 9

what does a pasty dark green stool mean?

Accepted Answer

It is related to: Rapid transit time of stool through the GI tract.

Question 10

how did i get light green stool in adults?

Accepted Answer

See below: Something you ate could do this  however if is occurs in more than one stool it could be bile from the liver and in that case you shold have some blood tests done.

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My period is a day late which is unlikely its usually on time or early. today we got a negative result on a test there may have been a faint line. slightly constipated with green stool is it something to be concerned about?

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Daughter had dark almost slightly dark green tinged stool after eating a lot of chocolate and candy from easter could that still be te cause?

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What does green stool mean?

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My stool is green! what do i do?

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