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What Causes Green Stool During Pregnancy?

I am 38 weeks pregnant and been passing green stool for the past three weeks everytime I go to the restroom. Sometimes it s diahhrea and it s a minty green and other times it s solid and dark green. Also, I experienced three bouts of vomiting and each time it was green and had minty green specks in it. I ve been avoiding green foods for about two weeks to see if my stool color would return to normal but it hasn t. I am not taking any iron supplements either or taking any medications other than prenatal vitamins.
Mon, 10 Aug 2015
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You may have some bile from your gallbladder that is backing up into your stomach and getting in your stool. Your gallbladder is green and so is bile, and gallbladder disease, such as gallstones and sludging, are common in pregnancy because of the hormones. If you do not have a fever, or severe pain on your right side radiating to your back, it is not an emergency, but if you develop these symptoms you should go to the hospital or if you cannot keep any food down. Cutting down on fatty foods will help with the nausea and indigestion, because bile is released to help digest fat. All your symptoms should get better by 6 weeks after you deliver. You should mention your symptoms to your OB because they may want to get an ultrasound of your gallbladder (a test to look for gallstones) even before you deliver.

I hope this answers your question, and that you feel better soon!

Sincerely, Dr. Brown

This all should go away once you have the baby if it is from the pregnacy
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What Causes Green Stool During Pregnancy?

You may have some bile from your gallbladder that is backing up into your stomach and getting in your stool. Your gallbladder is green and so is bile, and gallbladder disease, such as gallstones and sludging, are common in pregnancy because of the hormones. If you do not have a fever, or severe pain on your right side radiating to your back, it is not an emergency, but if you develop these symptoms you should go to the hospital or if you cannot keep any food down. Cutting down on fatty foods will help with the nausea and indigestion, because bile is released to help digest fat. All your symptoms should get better by 6 weeks after you deliver. You should mention your symptoms to your OB because they may want to get an ultrasound of your gallbladder (a test to look for gallstones) even before you deliver. I hope this answers your question, and that you feel better soon! Sincerely, Dr. Brown This all should go away once you have the baby if it is from the pregnacy