Green poop

Common causes of green poop in adults.

Has your poop color changed to green from golden brown? The 3 most common reasons people excrete green poop are:

DIET
The body excretes green poop because it can't absorb excess iron. High iron foods include: baby formula, beans, iron enriched food products such as cereals, supplements, red meat, and spinach.

Overconsuming foods such as green leafy vegetables such as lettuce or broccoli, foods with green articial food coloring in processed foods such as popsicles, sherbet, drink flaoring, etc.

PHYSIOLOGICAL
Increase in the colonic transit time. Basically, the poop passes through your system faster than it should.

ILLNESS
Diarrhea is a common cause of runny green poop.