MamasHealth.com Home Digestive Health Appendicitis Black stool Celiac disease Children with ulcers Cholecystitis Constipation Crohn's disease Digestion help Digestive bleeding Diverticulosis EG Esophageal ulcer Fecal impaction Fecal incontinence Food poisoning Gas Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastroparesis GERD GERD and babies Green stool Heal ulcers Heart burn Hemochromatosis Indigestion IBS IBS Help Lactose intolerance Liver cirrhosis Mega colon Menetrier's disease Pancreatitis Peritonitis Proctitis Rapid gas emptying Reduce gas Smoking effects Stomach flu Stomach ulcer Stomach ulcer diet Treating ulcers Ulcerative colitis Whipple's disease Zollinger-Ellison Links Free medicine from Pfizer Email Mama Gastric bypass surgery Tummy tuck surgery More food for less money	Green Stool What does Green Stool mean? Green stool usually means that food has passed through the intestines faster than normal before it could be changed from green to brown. When food passes through the intestines faster than normal, it is called decreased bowel transit time or rapid transit. What causes Green Stool? One of the main causes of green stool is diarrhea. Diarrhea decreases bowel transit time. Other causes of green stool include: Laxative use Antibiotic use Medication side effects Food poisoning Celiac disease Ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease Malabsorption Irritable bowel syndrome Bacterial overgrowth Infectious diarrhea - especially salmonella and giardia Traveler's diarrhea Cancer Foods and supplements that can cause green stool include: Chlorophyll Iron supplements Algae Green Stool in Breast Feed Babies In breast-fed babies, green stool is a normal occurrence, especially right after birth. What to do if your stool is green If you have green stool with other symptoms and cannot think of a reason why your bowel movements may have changed, call your doctor. While green stool is not considered abnormal, serious or chronic changes in bowel movement may indicate a cause for concern. Brown Stool The liver constantly secretes a bright green fluid called bile into the small intestine or it is stored in the gallbladder. Bile is needed to absorb fats and fat soluble vitamins. Bile also helps to soften stools and is responsible for giving stools their characteristic brown color. As bile makes its way through the intestines, it progressively changes color from green to yellow to brown. The color change is caused by the action of bacteria in the large intestine on the bile salts.	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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