What causes green stool?

As we all know, normal stools are yellow, so if green stools suddenly appear, people will be at a loss, and some people may even feel scared, wondering if they have any disease. At this time, don’t worry. First of all, think about your recent diet and rule out pathological reasons. The green stool is likely related to diet.

What are the reasons for green stool?

1. Healthy stools are brown-yellow in color. Sometimes, due to different foods, the shape and color of a normal person's stool may vary. If you eat pig blood or animal offal, your stool will turn red-black. If you eat a lot of green vegetables, the chlorophyll content is high and your stool will be green.

2. Some drugs can affect the color change of stool. Patients with iron deficiency anemia often take iron supplements, and their stools will become black.

3. Pathological changes in organs caused by certain diseases.

4. Green stool may indicate indigestion. If there is pus in the green stool, it may be acute enteritis or bacillary dysentery in patients after major abdominal surgery or receiving extensive antibiotic treatment. If green watery stool with a fishy odor suddenly occurs, and there are grayish white flaky, translucent egg-white pseudomembranes, it may indicate Staphylococcus aureus enteritis. If the stool of an infant is green, it is diarrhea, accompanied by watery or mushy stools, foamy stools, and a sour and smelly smell.

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Expert reminder:

When discovering your own disease and treating it, you should maintain a good mood and not have too much psychological burden. Early prevention, early detection, and early treatment are the basis for maintaining health.

Everyone should pay attention to their daily life and diet. It is okay to have green stools occasionally, but if it happens often, you should pay attention. Anorectal experts point out that long-term green stools are likely to indicate enteritis, and it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time. I hope the above introduction can help you and make your body healthier.