What health problem is indicated by passing stools every day which are dark green, solid and floating ?
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Dark Green and solid is not necessarily a problem. Doctors have often said, as long as your stool is any color other than black and tarry, it's nothing to worry about.
As far as the floater goes... this can indicate dehydration. You're likely not drinking enough water.
Salmonella - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)
Giardia - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)
Swallowed postnasal drip - ie. from an upper respiratory disorder
Intestinal disorder
Starvation stools - usually in children; green watery stool caused by being on a liquid diet for a few days (e.g. if ill)
See also dark stool, blood in stool, or stool color changes
Normal breast-fed baby
Gastroenteritis
Certain foods
Some cow milk formulas
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Green stool as a side effect.
Chlorophyll
Chloresium
Derifil
Nullo
PALS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome aka IBS
see your doctor and describe the symptoms.
Focus on 'floating' - this indicates fats in stool and may be because of malabsorption syndrome. How about reducing fats in the diet? And take some enzyme pills having pancreatic enzymes thereby facilitating fats digestion and absorption . Colour alone without pain in abdomen or systemic manifestations should not be suspected being due to bacterial infection. Although you said you don't take 'excessive green vegetables', idea of 'excessive' is different for everybody.
Good luck!
certain fruits would not go with some people. hence to be avoided. but how about other fruits. taking milk and curds may help having normal stool!
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