Freaking out about (TMI alert) my poop color

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  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    BonJody wrote: »
    P.S. I just pooped and I'd say the color is a peanut/caramel color. Now you know.

    But... but... did you weigh after? 1 pound closer to goal weight, FTW!
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    BonJody wrote: »
    Thanks for the help. I think. Ha, just kidding. Great (and humorous) comments.

    Atypicalsmith, good point about not eating enough. It's not on purpose. I haven't felt ravenous as usual (maybe getting rid of artificial sweeteners in my body helped?). I also noticed not all of my food was logged, but that's only the difference of a couple hundred calories on a couple of days.

    Anyway, I'll try to stick closer to my plan this week, which is about 2,500 calories/day.

    Good! Your wife and children need you!
  • fairy2b
    fairy2b Posts: 126 Member
    My poop is green everyday! It's normal and it happens to me when I eat lots of greens (I put spinach in my smoothies). When I don't eat as many greens I notice the color changes back to tan or brown. Nothing to worry about! =)
  • BonJody
    BonJody Posts: 25 Member
    bostonwolf wrote: »
    If you are consuming stevia in equal measure to your previous Diet Coke fix I can't imagine how bad your gas must be. that stuff kills me.

    I've mostly substituted water for Diet Coke. I drink over 100 ounces of agua a day now. I'll have about two 12-ounce cans of a Stevia-sweetened soda a day. I plan on bringing that down once my I NEED DIET COKE NOW phase is over.
  • Laura732
    Laura732 Posts: 244 Member
    Hey, at least its not bright green like my grandaughters was when she ate the blue, flavored, apple sauce...
  • brewingPHX
    brewingPHX Posts: 284 Member
    fairy2b wrote: »
    My poop is green everyday! It's normal and it happens to me when I eat lots of greens (I put spinach in my smoothies). When I don't eat as many greens I notice the color changes back to tan or brown. Nothing to worry about! =)

    Pictures! Or it didn't happen.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    BonJody wrote: »
    bostonwolf wrote: »
    If you are consuming stevia in equal measure to your previous Diet Coke fix I can't imagine how bad your gas must be. that stuff kills me.

    I've mostly substituted water for Diet Coke. I drink over 100 ounces of agua a day now. I'll have about two 12-ounce cans of a Stevia-sweetened soda a day. I plan on bringing that down once my I NEED DIET COKE NOW phase is over.

    Not a darned thing wrong with Diet Coke. Much better than (yuck) coffee or (yucker) energy drinks. Why are you quitting Diet Coke?
  • Russandol
    Russandol Posts: 71 Member
    jpaulie wrote: »
    try eating a bunch of beets. freak you out the next day
    See, I love beets (especially the pickled kind!) and I've NEVER had this happen. Like, ever. Not even when I've had closer to half a jar's worth.

    (Freaked out good and proper the first time sweetcorn sailed right through, though...)
  • BonJody
    BonJody Posts: 25 Member
    Atypicalsmith, my nutrition consultant wants me to avoid artificial sweeteners. Plus, I was drinking about three huge refills a day plus multiple cans of Diet Coke every day. That can't be good. FWIW, I've never drank coffee or energy drinks.
  • BonJody
    BonJody Posts: 25 Member
    Also, my doctor just sent me a message to stop worrying about the color of my poop right now (more details than that, but that was the gist).

    Now to eat some beets and see what happens ...
  • wreckzrainer131
    wreckzrainer131 Posts: 33 Member
    You obviously have the Ebola :D
  • BonJody
    BonJody Posts: 25 Member
    wreckzrainer131 wrote: »
    You obviously have the Ebola :D

    I just pooped it out.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    jpaulie wrote: »
    try eating a bunch of beets. freak you out the next day

    Hahaha. Truth! :o
  • fairy2b
    fairy2b Posts: 126 Member
    brewingPHX wrote: »
    fairy2b wrote: »
    My poop is green everyday! It's normal and it happens to me when I eat lots of greens (I put spinach in my smoothies). When I don't eat as many greens I notice the color changes back to tan or brown. Nothing to worry about! =)

    Pictures! Or it didn't happen.

    BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I heart this thread so hard. One of the first time's I pooped green I was bewildered and excitedly exclaimed to my BF, "I took the biggest hulk poo ever!!!"

    He didn't find it as amusing. I'm so glad I found you all. <3
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    edited April 2015
    Mine gets green when I eat Froot Loops or drink orange juice. If I drink 1L of Mountain Dew it turns almost whitish. So, anyway, green poop should be fine.

    Oh, and have you ever had like a large slushie drink, especially the blue? No joke, it turned the WATER IN THE TOILET blue. Amazing. Those food dyes are no joke.
  • racingislife97
    racingislife97 Posts: 40 Member
    I used to drink Full Throttle energy drink, poop was as green as the "Preview" and "Post Reply" buttons at the bottom of the page.
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    edited April 2015
    atypicalsmith wrote: »
    OP is hardly eating enough calories to keep a cat alive.

    Well, look, maybe the cat is trying to eat at a deficit. You don't know what the cat's macro goals are.

    My kids would absolutely LOVE this thread. I hope there's one on farting next. That will have them occupied for a week if not more of random spontaneous giggles throughout the day.

    OP, I hope you get your green poop figured out.

  • Licratonic
    Licratonic Posts: 35 Member
    Could it be that the waste is moving to quickly through your digestive track? You mentioned you have changed your diet it could be that you just "unclogged" the pipes.. When your stool is a tarry black color.. That's when you should start worrying.. I think you will live.. ;-)
  • NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner
    NobodyPutsAmyInTheCorner Posts: 1,018 Member
    My turmeric capsules sometimes give me a lovely yellow tinged poopy. It's funny. I only take one in a morning now instead of two pahhahahaha
  • iheartdinosaurs
    iheartdinosaurs Posts: 45 Member
    And here I have been worrying that my dinner of 3 cups of boiled beets on Tuesday have not demonstrated themselves as expected in my poop yet :neutral: ^ thankfully I can probably blame that on the iron supplement I've recently started taking, phew!
  • marenbaumgartner
    marenbaumgartner Posts: 1 Member
    Now you know never to listen to Dr. Oz. keep up the good work Jody!
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