Light Green Stool

Specifically it is the chlorophyll in the plant that produces the green color.

Light green stool. Green stool accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting could also be an indication of another medical condition like irritable bowel syndrome ibs. As a result bile doesn t have time to break down completely. Green poop diagnosis and treatment. A common stool color change green poop can mean that you ve been eating green vegetables which are rich in chlorophyll or green blue or purple food coloring or it can be caused by any condition that leads to diarrhea or loose stools although stool is normally brown the occasional green stool can fall within the normal range of stool colors.

In these cases the green stool with mucus is usually accompanied by other symptoms like tummy problems skin or breathing issues. However when an infection such as salmonella causes diarrhea food and feces pass through the digestive tract quickly before changing to a brown color. The normal stool poop feces usually is light to dark brown. Light colored white or clay.

Diet beets diets rich in green vegetables licorice. Green poop is typically caused by eating too many chlorophyll based foods or taking certain antibiotics. Food may be moving through the large intestine too quickly such as due to diarrhea. Green stool is usually the result of a high quantity of leafy green vegetables in someone s diet.

Stool quality what it may mean possible dietary causes. Dark green vegetables and green powder. However if green poop occurs for unknown. As food passes through the digestive system a yellow green fluid called bile that helps digest food changes color resulting in a stool that is light to dark brown.

This can also happen to older babies as new foods are introduced. Although changes in stool color or texture may be normal most changes should be evaluated. The symptoms associated with stool color changes if any are the symptoms of the underlying cause of the change for example foods drinks or illnesses such as. To diagnose green poop for any problems doctors will conduct x rays stool culture analysis colonoscopy and blood tests to rule out any conditions that could.

The most common reason for green stool is a dietary habit or change. Green leafy vegetables green food coloring such as in flavored drink mixes or ice pops iron supplements.