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What Causes Green Stool?
Question: My stools are soft and olive green, but no diarrhea. Should I be concerned?
Brief Answer:
Not usually a concern.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
When stool color is green, it can be from food coloring or green foods such as leafy vegetables. It can also be from the food moving through the intestinal tract faster than normal such as when a person has a gastrointestinal infection. Higher amounts of iron intake can cause a dark green color and fiber type of laxatives can too.
Green stool is generally not a concern unless there are other signs of a problem such as fever, chills, pain, nausea, vomiting, or other digestive abnormalities.
Having green stools for a short time is not a concern.
Having green stools in an ongoing way (weeks, months) may still not be a problem, but the cause should be looked into.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information.
Not usually a concern.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
When stool color is green, it can be from food coloring or green foods such as leafy vegetables. It can also be from the food moving through the intestinal tract faster than normal such as when a person has a gastrointestinal infection. Higher amounts of iron intake can cause a dark green color and fiber type of laxatives can too.
Green stool is generally not a concern unless there are other signs of a problem such as fever, chills, pain, nausea, vomiting, or other digestive abnormalities.
Having green stools for a short time is not a concern.
Having green stools in an ongoing way (weeks, months) may still not be a problem, but the cause should be looked into.
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information.
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