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I started having green poop for like a week. i know green poop can back to normal now. so why would my poop be green and white?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Poop varies.: without an exam, I can only give general information, and stool can be very very dark or sometimes green if there is iron in it generally from vitamins or foods. Food dyes (natural and artificial) often does this.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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