What does green fecal mean?

Question:

My husband has been going to the bathroom all this week and he has not eat anything with that color? Does anyone know?

Answers:
Green poop is caused from bile produced by the gallbladder.

Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered normal. Only rarely does stool color indicate a potentially serious intestinal condition.

Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that helps digest fats — in your stool. As bile pigments travel through your gastrointestinal tract, they are chemically altered by enzymes — changing the pigments from green to brown.

Consult your doctor if you're concerned about your stool color. If your stool is bright red or black — which may indicate the presence of blood — seek prompt medical attention.

Stool color What it may mean Possible dietary causes

Green --Food is moving through the large intestine too quickly, such as due to diarrhea. As a result, bile doesn't have time to break down completely. Green leafy vegetables, green food coloring, such as in Kool-Aid or popsicles.

Pale or clay-colored-- A lack of bile. This may indicate a bile duct obstruction. Certain medications, such as large doses of Kaopectate and other anti-diarrheal drugs.

Yellow, greasy, foul-smelling-- Excess fat in the stool, such as due to a malabsorption disorder. Sometimes the protein gluten, such as in celiac disease. But see a doctor for evaluation.

Black-- Bleeding in the upper intestinal tract, such as the stomach. Iron supplements, Pepto-Bismol, black licorice.

Bright red --Bleeding in the lower intestinal tract, such as the large intestine or rectum. Red food coloring, beets, tomato juice or soup, red Jell-O.

Other Answers:
Has he been eating anything blue? I had a couple of pieces of cake with blue frosting once, and had green bowel movements afterwards.

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