Dark Green Stool After Gastric Bypass

Bowel movements change after gastric bypass.

Dark green stool after gastric bypass.

While we are on the poo subject mine is dark green like duck poo lol i just presumed it was off the iron tablets. I am hoping that will help. Dark stool or stool that looks black in color is not normal after surgery and often indicates bleeding in the upper part of the digestive tract. Usually black or dark green stool is caused by eating certain foods or due to gastrointestinal gi bleeding.

Both of these types of stool can indicate blood in the stool and should be reported to your surgeon unless you were told to expect this after surgery. Hi channing yes the more of the stomach that has been removed or bypassed the more likely you would be to experience diarrhea and loose stools. Gastric bypass posted november 13 2012 hey not normal to have black stools that far out unless you are eating something pink peto bismal or iron. Things have been difficult at times but most of the discomfort has been psychological.

I am 4 days post op and all the stools i have had are black and runny. Noticing black stool after a bowel movement may cause you to wonder what has turned your poop very dark. I am almost 6 weeks post op from a gastric bypass i am having white stool movements roughly about 4 a day and its been getting worse of the last 2 weeks considering i am on iron tablets. Certain medications or iron supplements also can cause green stool.

June 21 2020 today is day 9 of 13 of the pre op clear liquid only diet. So i am sipping and walking my butt off. I have lost 10 2 lbs. Some foods like licorice green leafy vegetables or taking supplements can turn your poop very dark green or black.

Tarry sticky looking stool is also not normal. Green stool when your feces look green is usually the result of something you ate such as spinach. Aug 29 2011 7. Newborns pass a dark green stool called meconium and breast fed infants often produce yellow green stools.