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What Causes Persistent Green Watery Stools?

I AM 54 YRS OLD , I HAVE HAD DIARRHEA NOW GOING ON 8 WEEKS , I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN MY NERVES , AND STRESS . BUT THE STRESS IS GONE NOW , UP UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO IT WAS VERY LOOSE BROWN STOOL , SOMETIMES WATERY . NOW IT HAS BECOME GREEN . ANY CLUE WHAT THIS COULD BE ?
Wed, 24 Feb 2016
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Hi dear...you are alright...stress and worry can lead to both.. either diarrhoea or constipation.
I hope you have your blood pressure regularly ,ECG, thyroid and sugar levels checked annually.Does any one else in your household, workplace , or neighbourhood have this kind of diarrhoea. Eight weeks is a long time... you must have lost lot of electrolytes too.
Do get a complete blood count / profile, cardiac profile.. ecg a& echo, urea and creatinine, uric acid, sodium and potassium levels,b12,thyroid function test and HIV, HAV , HEV tests done.If all these are normal may be an ultasound abdomen.
These tests are to find out the cause of diarrhoea.
I hope you will get these investigations done.
Meantime keep yourself hydrated with electrolytes and cereal water.
Have soft diet that will not cause you to cramp in tummy.
If you continue to lose fluids you will lose electrolytes which can cause secondary conditions of inconvenience to you.
I hope this answers your qusetion dear.
Take care.
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What Causes Persistent Green Watery Stools?

Hi dear...you are alright...stress and worry can lead to both.. either diarrhoea or constipation. I hope you have your blood pressure regularly ,ECG, thyroid and sugar levels checked annually.Does any one else in your household, workplace , or neighbourhood have this kind of diarrhoea. Eight weeks is a long time... you must have lost lot of electrolytes too. Do get a complete blood count / profile, cardiac profile.. ecg a& echo, urea and creatinine, uric acid, sodium and potassium levels,b12,thyroid function test and HIV, HAV , HEV tests done.If all these are normal may be an ultasound abdomen. These tests are to find out the cause of diarrhoea. I hope you will get these investigations done. Meantime keep yourself hydrated with electrolytes and cereal water. Have soft diet that will not cause you to cramp in tummy. If you continue to lose fluids you will lose electrolytes which can cause secondary conditions of inconvenience to you. I hope this answers your qusetion dear. Take care.