The Case of the Green Poop

Specialties Gastroenterology

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i hoped my subject line would catch your eye. lol

my 4year old's poo is always varying shades of green.

she doesn't eat crayons. i thought of that and watched her carefully for a while.

she eats all of the same foods as the rest of the family. everyone else has normal brown firm movements.

hers are green and liquid or semi liquid. almost like diarrhea......constantly.

she doesn't complain of tummy aches and i had about written it off as just the way in which her body digests food. but yesterday, i'm embarrassed to say, we were at a science museum, and one of the exhibits said that poo gets its brown color from excreted red blood cells. so, now i'm wondering and coming to you.

have you ever seen a case of chronic green poo?

if so, what could the causes be?

should i be concerned?

i went back and looked at the post after i submitted. limegreen is the correct color most of the time. and it causes her problems becuse her stools are so loose that she passes some into her panties when she has gas sometimes.

Specializes in Geriatrics, LTC.

Oh and btw, my opion is, take them to the Doc. Better safe then sorry.

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Specializes in NICU.

Browneyedgirl,

As this thread has come up again, any progress in the green poop story? Even though some people don't seem to understand, that's what is so nice about this board, we can always learn from the experience of others. We don't have to diagnose to discuss something.

mimi

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Originally posted by Mimi2RN

Browneyedgirl,

As this thread has come up again, any progress in the green poop story? Even though some people don't seem to understand, that's what is so nice about this board, we can always learn from the experience of others. We don't have to diagnose to discuss something.

mimi

Right-O mimi ?

I was wondering what happened with the green poop story also.

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Guess we'll never know....... ?

Hope the kiddos are doing OK !!

I'm w/you Ullee....no one on here is trying to be a doctor. Just offering the advice that was requested. Of course a mom would take her child to the doctor if needed.

Amy ?

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I'm a 27 year old male and I've noticed that my stools have consistently been green for the last 3 weeks or so. When I saw this thread I had to write. Can anyone tell me what is going on here? I changed my diet about 3 weeks ago, and began consuming a lot more greens (kale, broccoli, wheat grass, etc.). Some sites I've perused said this could be the cause, but I'm a little worried I could have a problem like improper digestions or something. Any advice?

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it sounds like diarrhea according to green poop. hope your son is better!

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