Green Poop in Kids: Unignorable Symptoms
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If you’re here, you’re probably wondering, why is my poop green? And good news: Green poop is far from uncommon. Pretty much everyone has glanced into the bowl after doing the doo and seen green at some point in their life, Nicole Shen, M.D., a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, tells SELF.
Even better, when it comes to what causes green poop, most culprits are NBD. But to sate your curiosity or ease your mind, we took the liberty of asking doctors to explain the most common symptoms for you, Self explanied.
What is Green Poop?
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Green poop is a condition in which the feces have a green coloring or tint. Green poop may be normal in some cases, such as in breast-fed infants. Green stool can also be caused by taking iron supplements or eating certain foods, such as green leafy vegetables. Green stool can also indicate a problem with food digestion due to a disease, disorder or other abnormal process.
The normal color of stool or feces is generally light to dark brown. Stool gets its color from bile, which is a yellow-green fluid produced in the liver that helps to digest your food. As food passes through your digestive tract, digestive enzymes break down the bile, resulting in various shades of brown stool. When a disease or condition causes diarrhea, food passes through the digestive tract rapidly, and stools may be green because digestive enzymes did not have time to turn the stool brown, which is noted in Healthgrades.
Green Poop's Symptoms
Common symptoms
It is important to know what to look out for regarding the more serious causes of stool discoloration. These can include conditions such as diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease, and cancer, which usually manifest with bleeding from the anus.
Symptoms that may accompany green poop:
*Dark, tarry stools
*Large amounts of blood passed from the rectum
*Blood in the toilet bowl
*Itchy anus
*Swollen blood vessels in the rectum
*Small tears in the skin of the anus
*An urge to keep passing stools even when the bowel is empty
*A small channel developing between the end of the bowel and the skin of the anus
As well as any traces of blood in the stool, or general bleeding from the anus, pay attention to any other symptoms linked with stool discoloration. These include light-headedness, dizziness, nausea, or vomiting, especially if vomit contains blood as well.
Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition
In some cases, green stool associated with severe diarrhea or other symptoms can indicate a serious or life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting, Healthgrades pointed out. Seek immediate medical careif you, or someone you are with, have any of the following symptoms:
| Change in level of consciousness or alertness, such as passing out or unresponsiveness Dizziness High fever(higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit) Major rectal bleeding Not producing any urine, or an infant who does not produce the usual amount of wet diapers Rapid heart rate (tachycardia) or rapid breathing (tachypnea) Respiratory or breathing problems, such as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, labored breathing, wheezing, not breathing, or choking Rigid, board-like abdomen Severe abdominal pain Severe diarrhea Weakness (loss of strength) |
From all the given symptoms above, seek prompt medical care if you have an abnormal stool appearance and other digestive symptoms, such as diarrhea lasting more than two days. Seek immediate medical care (call emergency), if you, or someone you are with, have severe abdominal pain, major rectal bleeding, bloody stool, severe dizziness, or bloody vomit.
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