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Q: stools are lime green - why?

asked by: Cheryldee on November 24th, 2007

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As far as health goes, I feel great. I am a Type I Diabetic, I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus about 10 yrs. ago, and I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. As I said I generally feel great, a pain here or there. But for the past week, my stools have been a lime green color. My grandbaby lives with me, and she had the same problem for about a week, and hers stopped, but mine contines. I am hoping it is an overproduction of something. I try to eat healthy, but I am addicted to sweets. WHat could be wrong? THis has never happened before, unless I ate green, leafy veggies>

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MandMs

replied on November 27th, 2007

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The color of the stool can be affected by both by food and by the digestive process.
Have you also noticed changes in the frequency of your bowel movements?
Did you have runny stool at the same moment you had green colored stool?
Did you eat green, leafy veggies in bigger amount the past week?

Cheryldee

replied on November 27th, 2007

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Stools Are a Lime Green Why?

No diarrhea. I have had veggies, ie. green beans, peas, collard greens, but they have never caused my stool to be this green. Frequency is the same, once or twice a day.

MandMs

replied on December 3rd, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Eating green vegetables or drinking chlorophyll (the green coloration in vegetables) rich fluids may cause stool to become green.
Have you experienced some abdominal pains?
Are you taking some medications or supplements?

myissues

replied on April 4th, 2008

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Green Stools

I have also been having green stools, I do not eat greens and my stomach was upset the last few days. I do have diarrhea but no vomiting. I take no medications except over the counter metamusil and maalox

MandMs

replied on April 11th, 2008

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Green stools are usually seen with diarrhea.
Bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine is actually green. As stool is digested and passed through the large intestine it is turned into a darker brown color.
If stool is still green by the time it is excreted, it could mean that it went through the large intestine too fast to be changed in color. This is often called "rapid transit" or "decreased colonic transit time" and diarrhea that is green in color could be the result.
Have you visited a doctor?
Is the cause of diarrhea found?

kbear

replied on September 4th, 2008

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i have been having green stools, no green vegies or fruits. eat the same as i do every day, im nautious constantly, i have great cronic stomach pains, which my doctor says is nothing. it just happened out of the blue, this morning it there was quite runny diarrhea along with a stool. then not to long ago, it was just all diarrhea, its quite green i don't know if thats something wrong.?

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