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Ive been having green normal stools paste three days haven't eaten any green and i'm worried what could cause this?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

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Green stool: Green is the color of bile which enters the intestine from the gallbladder, faster transit results in greener stool . or it could be from greens that your ate as transit time is about 53 hours ( time in the colon alone in studies was 40 hours.) Stool colors that are worrisome are red, black tarry stool and white chalky stool. http://www.mayoclinic.org/stool-color/expert-answers/FAQ-20058080

Answered 2/3/2017

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Ive been having green normal stools paste three days haven't eaten any green and i'm worried what could cause this?

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