Symptom: Green stool

Introduction: Green stool

Green stool: Green coloration of the stool. See free access online books about Green stool below. See detailed information below for a list of 10 causes of Green stool, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Green stool:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Green stool. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Salmonella - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)
• Giardia - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)
• Swallowed postnasal drip - ie. from an upper respiratory disorder
• Intestinal disorder
• Starvation stools - usually in children; green watery stool caused by being on a liquid diet for a few days (e.g. if ill)
• See also dark stool, blood in stool, or stool color changes
• Normal breast-fed baby
• Gastroenteritis
• Certain foods
• Some cow milk formulas

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Green stool: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Green stool, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

Multiple Symptom Checker - Other Symptoms

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Green stool and Abdominal pain (3 causes)
• Green stool and Abdominal symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Appetite changes (3 causes)
• Green stool and Bowel incontinence (3 causes)
• Green stool and Bowel movements (3 causes)
• Green stool and Bowel problems (3 causes)
• Green stool and Diarrhea (3 causes)
• Green stool and Digestive symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Eating symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Fever (3 causes)
• Green stool and Food symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Nerve symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Pain (3 causes)
• Green stool and Poor appetite (3 causes)
• Green stool and Sensations (3 causes)
• Green stool and Stomach cramps (3 causes)
• Green stool and Stool symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Temperature symptoms (3 causes)
• Green stool and Vomiting (3 causes)
• Green stool and Bloody diarrhea (2 causes)

See full list of 89 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Green stool

Home Diagnostic Testing and Green stool

Home medical tests possibly related to Green stool:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Stool symptoms (768 causes)
• Dark stool (37 causes)
• Black stool (40 causes)
• Bowel problems (824 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (2184 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (1394 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Green stool

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Green stool:

• Dark stool (37 causes)
• Bloody stool (241 causes)
• Stool color (181 causes)
• Green urine (6 causes)
• Black stool (40 causes)
• Stool odor (44 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Green stool

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Misdiagnosis and Green stool

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas other causes that...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut. This leads to "...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic...read more »

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Diagnostic tests for Green stool:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Green stool. Some of these are listed below :

• Stool tests
  • Stool microscopy for ova, parasites and Giardia cysts and culture for Salmonella
  • Giardia antigen

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Green stool. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had the green stool? - to determine if acute or chronic.
• If a child, have they been off solids and thus been on a liquid diet for a few days due to being unwell? - Starvation stools may be green and watery.

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Green stool) may include:

• Diarrhea? - may suggest Salmonella gastroenteritis, Giardia parasite infestation or starvation stools (green watery stools, usually in children caused by being on a liquid diet for a few days due to being unwell).
• Fever? - may suggest Salmonella gastroenteritis.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Green stool (4 listings)

Stories from Users for Green stool

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Medications or substances causing Green stool:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Green stool as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Chlorophyll
• Chloresium
• Derifil
• Nullo
• PALS

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Organs affected by Green stool:

The list of organs typically affected by Green stool may include, but is not limited to:

• Large bowel
• Small bowel
• Stomach

Detailed list of causes of Green stool

The list below shows some of the causes of Green stool mentioned in various sources:

• Certain foods
• Gastroenteritis
• Giardia - can cause greenish stool (usually diarrhea)
• Intestinal disorder
• Normal breast-fed baby

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How Common are these Causes of Green stool?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Green stool. Of the 10 causes of Green stool that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 8 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 10 causes of Green stool

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Causes of Green stool Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Green stool based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: