green stools.

[zippy]

Does anyone know why my stool was green? I have had loose bowels and constant nausea for 3-4 weeks. I have been on the toilet about 5 times today and my last time my stool was green and un formed.Also since feeling like this my heart keeps feeling like it does a big beat every so often. My bloods were all ok.

[spacebunnyx]

OK, i googled it quickly for you! nowt to worry about there.

"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 (http://ibscrohns.about.com/od/dailylife/a/normalbm.htm) as being brown. Bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine (http://ibdcrohns.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-smallintestine.htm) is actually green. As stool is digested and passed through the large intestine (http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/otherdiseases/g/deflargeintest.htm) 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.




hope that helps.


jess xxx

[zippy]

I just dont know why i feel constantly sick and have constant diarrhea and no appetite until later on in the day.Its still not normal to have green stools, why is my food going through too fast?

[nomorepanic]

It could all be because of the new medication you are taking.

I would ask the doc about all of this.

[zippy]

I am going on thursday but he mentioned last time it was ibs and anxiety. Can diarrhea be constant for this long and nausea with ibs?

[nicola1980]

Just looked on my cit leaflet hun and nausea and diarrhea is a common side effect, ive had the sickness and get diarrhea when my anxiety is really bad x x

[suzy-sue]

Bouts of IBS CAN LAST FOR WEEKS .You need to take an antispasmodic To regulate and slow down the Bowel spasms .Buscopan IS REALLY good and can be bought over the counter .Feeling sick goes hand in hand with IBS SO IS Indigestion .Sue