Green stools: Causes of green stool color
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The usual brown color of the faeces (stools) is light brown to dark brown. This color is a leftover combination of dead red blood cells and waste from the bacteria in the intestines. The bile in the intestines usually has a yellowish-green color. Bacteria add the rest of the color shade. The bacteria not only provide the stool color, but they also help absorb nutrients from meals. Occasionally people have to deal with a green stool color. This is often due to an obvious situation, namely a change in diet. However, green poop may sometimes be the sign of a medical problem.
Anal fissures and green stools
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Anal fissures are small tears in the tissue along the anus. These often arise as a result of constipation or the passing of a hard lump of stool. Also with chronic diarrhea or an inflammatory bowel disease (inflammatory bowel disease), anal fissures develop. Bright red blood in the stool
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Anal fissures are small tears in the tissue along the anus. These often arise as a result of constipation or the passing of a hard lump of stool. Anal fissures also develop with chronic diarrhea or an inflammatory bowel disease (inflammatory bowel disease). Bright red blood in the stool
Bile and green stools
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Bile is a fluid made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. This liquid naturally has a greenish-yellow color. When bile mixes with foods that humans eat, the bile ultimately helps to break down more fat from the diet. This allows more fat to be absorbed into the small intestine. However, the body must break down bile so that it can be excreted as waste. Normally, the bile moves through the intestines for this. In case of diarrhea or stomach cramps
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Bile is a fluid that is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. This liquid naturally has a greenish-yellow color. When bile mixes with foods that humans eat, the bile ultimately helps to break down more fat from the diet. This allows more fat to be absorbed into the small intestine. However, the body must break down bile so that it can be excreted as waste. Normally, the bile moves through the intestines for this. In case of diarrhea or stomach cramps
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Infections and green stools
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Infections from bacteria, viruses and parasites may also cause green poo. The bacterial infection of travelers' diarrhea (acute diarrhea and fever in travelers), salmonella (salmonellosis), norovirus and the parasitic infection giardia (giardiasis) are some of the known causes of food poisoning. They also cause other symptoms, such as stomach pain
Gastrointestinal complaints and green stool color
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In Crohn's disease or another gastrointestinal disease, bile passes too quickly through the intestines, leading to green stools. Crohn's disease, a chronic bowel disease, causes inflammation in the digestive tract. Celiac disease, a condition where the patient is sensitive to gluten, causes various stomach and intestinal disorders, such as flatulence, bloating, diarrhea and stomach pain. Celiac disease is often accompanied by green diarrhea or green stools. Other possible stomach and gut-related causes of green stool are irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance (symptoms when consuming milk and dairy products) and ulcerative colitis
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In Crohn's disease or another gastrointestinal disease, bile passes too quickly through the intestines, leading to green stools. Crohn's disease, a chronic bowel disease, causes inflammation in the digestive tract. Celiac disease, a condition in which the patient is sensitive to gluten, causes various stomach and intestinal disorders, such as flatulence, bloating, diarrhea and stomach pain. Celiac disease is often accompanied by green diarrhea or green stools. Other possible stomach and gut-related causes of green stool are irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance (symptoms when consuming milk and dairy products) and ulcerative colitis
Meconium and green poo color
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Meconium is the first stool a baby secretes. This is normally dark green, tacky and has no smell. In addition, meconium does not contain bacteria. It consists mainly of materials that the baby is in the womb
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Medicines and green stool color
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Antibiotics A recent course of antibiotics to treat a severe infection is able to kill large parts of the normal bacteria in the gut. This reduces the population of the brown-colored bacteria in the lower intestine. Probiotics, such as yogurt
Medical treatments
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A discoloration of the poo appears after a major medical procedure, such as a bone marrow transplant. If the body rejects the graft, graft versus host disease may come
Food, supplements and green shit
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A different color of the stool is normal after eating certain foods. Green poo is then due to eating green leafy vegetables such as endive, kale
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Pregnancy and green stool color
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Pregnant women regularly produce green shit. This is due to some vitamins
Visit to a doctor
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If someone has diarrhea for more than three days in a row, it is advisable to see a doctor. Prolonged, untreated diarrhea leads to dehydration (dehydration) and a poor nutritional status. Chronic green stools accompanied by more serious symptoms, such as an upset stomach, blood in the stool, or nausea, are another warning sign. The doctor questions the patient about the medication use, diet and the presence of other medical conditions, so that he can better estimate the cause of the green stools. He often uses additional laboratory tests and imaging tests to determine the exact cause and evaluate any damage to the affected body part. Thanks to the research results, the doctor is then able to use the appropriate treatment.