Dark Green Stool After Gastric Bypass

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Dark green stool after gastric bypass.

Things have been difficult at times but most of the discomfort has been psychological. The nurse said that it could be from the gas they used to blow up my stomach. Certain medications or iron supplements also can cause green stool. Newborns pass a dark green stool called meconium and breast fed infants often produce yellow green stools.

I am almost 6 weeks post op from a gastric bypass i am having white stool movements roughly about 4 a day and its been getting worse of the last 2 weeks considering i am on iron tablets. Some foods like licorice green leafy vegetables or taking supplements can turn your poop very dark green or black. Green stool when your feces look green is usually the result of something you ate such as spinach. Both of these types of stool can indicate blood in the stool and should be reported to your surgeon unless you were told to expect this after surgery.

Noticing black stool after a bowel movement may cause you to wonder what has turned your poop very dark. Hi channing yes the more of the stomach that has been removed or bypassed the more likely you would be to experience diarrhea and loose stools. While we are on the poo subject mine is dark green like duck poo lol i just presumed it was off the iron tablets. Aug 29 2011 7.

Usually black or dark green stool is caused by eating certain foods or due to gastrointestinal gi bleeding. I am 4 days post op and all the stools i have had are black and runny. So i am sipping and walking my butt off. Bowel movements change after gastric bypass.

In older children and adults green stool is uncommon. June 21 2020 today is day 9 of 13 of the pre op clear liquid only diet. I have lost 10 2 lbs. Tarry sticky looking stool is also not normal.