Why is my poo green today?

Question

My poo is super green. Do I have an algae infection?

Answer 1

no vegetables in ur food!

Answer 2

did you have spinach recently. that will do it.

you have the occasional green stool—don't panic! Most likely it is normal, and there is a perfectly reasonable explanation. Think about the foods you ate, any vitamins or supplements you took—even if they're not green in color.

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.

In breast-fed babies, green stool is a normal occurrence, especially right after delivery. In older children, the reason could be food-related as described above, or even from non-food items. Eating or sucking on colored non-food items such as crayons might also turn stools different colors.

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.

Answer 3

No, you probably ate something that was super green and your body couldn't digest it and so it colored your poo.

If it's green again the next time you go poo and you've not eaten anything that would make it that color, call your doctor.

Answer 4

You probly had kool-aid yesterday

Answer 5

oh crapp this is my fave question  !

XD ahahahahaaaaa !

maybe u ate plants?

food colouring?

try pooing again , and see if it

changes colour .. likee brown , which is normal .XD

or if a different colour comes out , like red- see your doctor !

Answer 6

I hope it doesn't hurt when you pee as well

Answer 7

No you are just celebrating st. Patricks day.

Answer 8

No, it just means you haven't had enough cowbell this week. Please give yourself more cowbell.

Answer 9

maybe you were giving birth to an alien, have you been abducted recently? and if so did they prob your a**s?

Answer 10

SAW ANSWERS. . . . . . CAN'T . . . STOP. . . LAUGHING!!!!!!!!!!!!  Whoa thats funny!

Answer 11

Sicko..Get a life............

Answer 12

This happens to me when I eat cereal meant for little kids. Hope you didn't eat Disney Princess flakes lately.  

Answer 13

Haha, maybe you ate too much grass. xD

Answer 14

Asparagus or any very green foods can cause your urine or your poo to be a greenish color so you shouldn't be too alarmed or you should read  the causes of green poo:

#1Salmonella - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)

#2Giardia - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)

#3 Swallowed postnasal drip - ie. from an upper respiratory disorder

#4 Intestinal disorder

#5 Starvation stools - usually in children; green watery stool caused by being on a liquid diet for a few days

Answer 15

No. No infection. But, you need to eat healthier. More vegetables is what your lacking. Try doing this and see if it helps.

Answer 16

maybe

ur snot got lost

and came out ur butt instead

Answer 17

perhaps its just the veggies.

Answer 18

i've had green poo a few times in my life...

the last time i had it which was only this year, was from eating a food that had been off, and i was geting it for a nearly a week untill i realised what it was, cause it didn't taste off. so most likely something 'not right' you ate.

Answer 19

i told u to stop eating leprechauns

Answer 20

Lay off the weed

Answer 21

It's probably because you ate a lot of green vegetables or other foods that are green. Did it float or sink? If it floated it's probably what you ate.

If it sank it might be due to a fast travel through your intestines.

Bile is actually green, if you've seen a gallbladder, that's why it looks green. Bile is secreted at the top of the small intestines. As your food digests it gradually turns brown, if it travels through you too quickly it wont turn completely brown.

If it persists, you get diarrhea or experience abdominal pains you should visit your doctor. But this is very normal as an occasional occurrence.

Answer 22

Maybe try smokin your weed not eating it! p.s. u cant get an algae infection, f.y.i.

Answer 23

Hi Christy, how've ya been?

It's been a while, I knew it was only a matter of time before all of your p**p questions got so bottled up that you would explode...

Answer 24

I'm afraid there's not enough information for me too answer your question.  Is your poo super stinky as well?  Does it have super powers?  Did you leave it in a super bowl?