Feces is green may be due to physiological factors such as diet, or may be due to pathological factors such as indigestion and acute gastroenteritis.
1. Physiological factors: green vegetables contain a large amount of chlorophyll, if the recent diet contains a large number of green vegetables, such as celery, spinach, oilseed rape, etc., a large amount of chlorophyll in the intestinal tract can not be fully absorbed, with the discharge of feces, resulting in feces is green.
2. Pathological factors: such as dyspepsia, acute gastroenteritis, intestinal flora imbalance, etc., will make the gastrointestinal tract digestion and absorption capacity decline, the food in the intestinal tract stays longer, the decomposition of the acid produced by the increase in the intestinal PH change, in a state of acidic. Bilirubin will be oxidized to bilirubin under acidic conditions, making the feces appear green.
In addition, certain drugs, such as antibiotics, if used in large quantities for a long period of time will lead to pseudomembranous enteritis, which will also disrupt the balance of intestinal flora and make the patient’s stool appear green.
If the patient’s stool appears green for a long time or repeatedly, after excluding dietary factors, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease and carry out targeted treatment to avoid delaying the condition.