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  • http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/otherdiseases/a/greenstool.htm "There can be many reasons why stool appears to be green. The first and most obvious reason is eating green foods. Green, leafy vegetables contain chlorophyll which could be coloring the stool green. Foods with dark purple coloring like Kool-Aid, popsicles, and gelatin (Jell-O) can also result in rainbow-colored stools. Iron supplements or even foods that are rich in iron can also give stool a green tinge. Stool can also appear green for physical reasons, and not just from what you've been eating. We think of a healthy stool as being brown. Bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine is actually green. As stool is digested and passed through the large intestine it is turned into a darker brown color. If stool is still green by the time it is excreted, it could mean that it went through the large intestine too fast to be changed in color. This is often called "rapid transit" or "decreased colonic transit time" and diarrhea that is green in color could be the result." "If green stool continues, or your bowel habits have changed in other ways, you may want to call your doctor. This is especially true if you are experiencing diarrhea which can be an indication of other problems or could lead to dehydration."
  • The above answer is an excellent answer so I won't rehash it, but add some additional information. The coloration of the stool, or fecal material, all things being equal is the result of the time its spent in your GI tract tract. When you eat food, its chewed up and forms a liquid/pasty substance. As it moves through the digestive system it is bombarded first by acids, then by bases and finally rests in the lower part of the GI tract, where mucus causes it to solidify and adopt a neutral acidity/base level. This is why the healthy stool is a walnut color. When you have diarhea, the cilia within the intestines moves/spasms causing the chunnel to move through the intestines quickly. The feces can range in color from greyish to a mustard yellow-brown. This indicates a high degree of acidity. If you have a normal bowel movement the stool can range in color from light brown (which indicates you're just getting over some form of intestinal malady) to dark walnut. Green can indicate excess water absorbtion--the opposite of acidity---excess base had bombarded the chunnel...which in and of itself isn't a bad thing....if the stoolis normal. Black stools, or stools that look like you've passed a hot piece of asphalt are cause for immediate alarm as they indicate bleeding somewhere in teh GI tract.
  • you umust have ate a green crayon!!!
  • go to your doctor and if you have diarrhea drink gatorade...

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