Question 1

what causes feces to be green ish?

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The amount of bile: Liver makes bile and secretes it to help us digest food stuffs.  Some food needs more bile to digest than others. Stools can be yellow, green, brown or dark brown. Call md if stool is white, black and sticky or red.

Question 2

embarrassing, but what could cause blue green feces? i do not feel sick at all. could a sudden intake of more iron and zinc cause this?

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Blue/green stool: Blue food coloring is a popular food additive, and when ingested in large quantities can make stools appear blue. Blue is not a pigment typically produced by the human GI tract.  Blue is however the color of ingestable "indicator" dyes &amp; that a hemoccult card will turn if blood is detected in stool (or it taking a lot of iron, as in your case)--is this to what you are referring?

Question 3

what is the cause of green stool?

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

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

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

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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 7

what causes stool to be black or dark green?

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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 8

what could cause my son's stool to be dark green?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Only colors of concern are white, black and bloody.

Question 9

my wife wants to know what could cause her stool to be green?

Accepted Answer

Green is ok: typically lots of green leafy vegetables, and green colored drinks can make your stool more green, as well as iron supplements if she takes them. Sometimes if stool is loose it doesn't have time to get digested with the bilirubin it needs and can appear more green. Unless she is feeling poorly I wouldn't worry. Check her diet as above

Question 10

my 1 month lo paased the stool after 5 days and it was green greasy clay like stool. what can be the cause?

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Many: Causes can be things in your diet gallbladder disease food malabsorption  or infection see physician for specific diagnosis and

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What causes stool to be black or dark green?

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