Dark Green Stool After Gastric Bypass

Aug 29 2011 7.

Dark green stool after gastric bypass.

Some foods like licorice green leafy vegetables or taking supplements can turn your poop very dark green or black. I haven t been passing gas too much though but am hurting in my left shoulder. I have lost 10 2 lbs. While we are on the poo subject mine is dark green like duck poo lol i just presumed it was off the iron tablets.

Noticing black stool after a bowel movement may cause you to wonder what has turned your poop very dark. Dark stool or stool that looks black in color is not normal after surgery and often indicates bleeding in the upper part of the digestive tract. 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. Gastric bypass posted november 13 2012 hey not normal to have black stools that far out unless you are eating something pink peto bismal or iron.

Certain medications or iron supplements also can cause green stool. June 21 2020 today is day 9 of 13 of the pre op clear liquid only diet. I am hoping that will help. So i am sipping and walking my butt off.

Things have been difficult at times but most of the discomfort has been psychological. Newborns pass a dark green stool called meconium and breast fed infants often produce yellow green stools. Tarry sticky looking stool is also not normal. In older children and adults green stool is uncommon.

The nurse said that it could be from the gas they used to blow up my stomach. Green stool when your feces look green is usually the result of something you ate such as spinach. 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. Usually black or dark green stool is caused by eating certain foods or due to gastrointestinal gi bleeding.