Why Is My Poop Green?

One of the most commonly googled questions in the world is why feces can be green. Well, Quick Questions has the answer!

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[buckythekiller]

Who came here because their poop is green? Like if you did!
edit: holy crap I never had these kind of likes before

[theunknown]

Are the people commenting here who pooped green still alive?

[AGood]

Jesus I flipped out when I saw it was green. I am so happy I'm fine

[theoriginalsache]

Alternately: Food coloring. The human body can't break down a lot of artificial food colorings. This leads to many small children with rainbow poop.

[isaacalinda]

i for real thought i was about to die i panicked and you internet

[lady_madeline]

Anyone else feels really really silly for searching it up on YouTube and finding out it’s absolutely nothing it’s OK

[dtxct]

Moment of silence who’s kids parents look through their web search history...

[rosannemitrovski]

This happened to me today and I was so scared. So relieved

[OswaldDigestiveClinic]

Thanks for sharing on this topic! To add to this, a recent trend has been to do the blue poop challenge using blue-dyed muffins to determine colon transit time, which can indicate how healthy the gut is. These recipes, however, tend to have ingredients that are not great for gut health (sugar, refined wheat, food dyes, etc.). Instead, to check colon transit time, you can use organic corn or beets! Just consume 1/2 - 3/4 cup of either organic corn or beets. You will see corn in the stool because our bodies aren't able to break it down all the way. If you eat beets, you will see red in your stool! So write down the date and time that you start seeing the food in your stool, and the date and time that it stops. Then, figure out how much time is in-between those dates and times. Normal transit time is 12-24 hours!

[plasmauniverse]

My poop was green so i freaked out and went to yt :|

[sarahleonard]

If your poop is bright crayola green it is likely as a result of a food dye. There is a purple dye (frequently added to food dyed black) that is broken down into a bright green compound in your gut. My family found this out the day after eating a particularly colorful cake.

[SlattKyle]

Anyone here 2020 covid 19, ww3, Australian wildfires, hornets, and protests, of June?

[SmashtheCmachine]

I'm disappointed they missed an exception: Blue dye in stuff like, say, powerade, often make for green fecal matter as well.

[josephwuiz]

The only reason I watched this video is because 5 minutes ago my poop came out green😂 💩

[clarencecortez]

Who else is watching after seeing their poop green? 😂

[rosana]

Is two days of green poop something to worry about? I haven't eaten veggies and I am not sick or taking any medication. Thanks!

[americalover]

thank you I thought I had cancer or something :)

[finngallavich]

I took a shart and it was green to i looked up why is my shart green

[wxvychxld]

Who’s just looking through the comments to see if anyone else had green poop instead of looking at the video?

[largowar]

I just ate a Halloween whopper and I pooped green. :(