I occasionally have a green stool after my run. Certain foods that could trigger this could possibly be salads(once/day) and some fruit(nothing green though). I take a multivitamin every morning.
I have also been dealing with diarrhea on my runs, though this could be mostly due to dehydration.
I'm hoping to go see a doctor tomorrow to make sure I don't have an infection or a vit. deficieny.
Any home remedies or stories?
Drink lots of Pepto-Bismol. Your dukes will turn black. Problem solved.
It sounds like you are dying.
You need a full work up; get the to a doctor.
It's probably from iron in your diet. This is normal. You'll see this from dark green veggies (spinach, romaine, etc.) or from a supplement with high iron.
You won't get diarrhea from dehydration. Just the opposite. Iron would also tend to cause constipation.
Food coloring can be a culprit. Blue cake frosting, Gatorade, Kool-aid, etc.
My son is allergic to a common blue dye which causes the symptoms you listed.
It's the luck O the Irish.
You've got a pot of gold stuck in yer ass.
BM
You are taking the phrase "go green" too literally!!!
What's your mileage?
My guess is that this is entirely a function of your diet. It's not even a serious problem, but change your diet if it upsets you.
mebert wrote:
Food coloring can be a culprit. Blue cake frosting, Gatorade, Kool-aid, etc.
Yep. My kids have green poop when drinking PURPLE Kool-aid, Gatorade, grape juice and such.
Back in my racing days, upon dropping a pre-race dump, if I saw in the bowl, a pile of green crap, it surely meant I was in the money!
Last 2 days my stool has turned dark green. Never had this problem in my life and no changes in mileage, diet, or anything. I'm 40 yrs old.
(instead of webmd, I figured the answer would be on letsrun).
Picayune wrote:
My guess is that this is entirely a function of your diet. It's not even a serious problem, but change your diet if it upsets you.
Exactly, a function of diet and is good.
I would not change this at all, and certainly not go to some idiot doctor.