Green Stool getting worse. Should i be worried?

Okay for the past week my stool had a tint of green to it. I rly dont eat that many green veggies and i dont take supplements. I have had some stomach pains recently and now i have to use bathroom like 5 times just so i could go. I came out all green ( not light green) but like a forest green. I have bad stomach pains then i go and i feel fine. But then one to two hours later i have bad stomach pains again. and this keeps happeneing. Can some one please help?

The foods we consume can dictate having very dark to light colored green stool. This usually happens when there is an overconsumption of specific “green” foods that include: green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, broccoli, spinach, peas, green peppers, etc… Don’t forget to rule out foods that are highly processed such as desserts, cookies, food coloring foods, and drink mixtures. Consuming foods that are high in iron can also cause green stool in your bowel movements because the body simply doesn’t have the ability to absorb excess iron, thus the body compenstates by excreting iron salts that give the stool a shade of green. Check the food label of foods that may be high in iron.
Green stool can sometimes be attributed to a change in colinic transit time. Food enters the intestines in a green color. While it goes through the intestines, it is absorbed by bile secreted from the body’s liver because it absorbs certain vitamins and fats. It also softens the feces. This process is how people get brown stool. When food travels faster than it should through the intestines, it doesn’t allow for the feces to be excreted in a brown color. This isn’t normal body functioning, so it leaves the poop in a green color because it hasn’t been broken down by enzymes. One possible cause of this is an onset of diarrhea.
Other possible causes can include, but is not limited to: irritable bowel syndrome, bacteria, crohns, colitis, food poisoning, medications & laxatives. If it doesn’t get any better, I would definitely go see your doctor. Hope this helps….

Hope this helps….

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