Why is a woman’s stool green after childbirth?

Everyone knows that bowel movements can reflect a person's physical health. Many people also know that the normal color of stool should be yellow. Therefore, when people suddenly have green stools, most of them will be at a loss, fearing that they have some disease, especially postpartum women. Faced with this abnormal stool color, postpartum women are more likely to panic than ordinary people. So, let us understand the reasons why postpartum women's stools are green.

Healthy stools are brown-yellow in color. Sometimes, due to different foods consumed, the shape and color of a normal person's stool may vary. An expert from anorectal hospital gave an example, saying that some people find that their stools are green, which may be caused by eating a lot of green vegetables and incomplete digestion. If adults suffer from diseases such as indigestion, intestinal dysfunction, etc., and if there is pus mixed in the green stool, it is acute enteritis. In addition, if you eat a lot of vegetables or the acidity in your intestines is too high, your stool will also turn green.

The main reasons for green stool:

1. Indigestion causes green stools. If you have indigestion, your stool will be green, and if you have gastrointestinal disorders, your stool will also be green.

2. Intestinal inflammation causes green stools. If the stool is green and accompanied by a fishy smell and is unformed, it may be caused by enteritis, especially acute enteritis, which may cause this symptom. Dysentery, diarrhea, etc. may also cause green stools. In addition, people who receive more antibiotic treatments may also have green stools. Anorectal experts point out that patients with long-term green stools are very likely to have enteritis and recommend that they go to the hospital for a timely check-up.

3. Eat a lot of vegetables and other green foods. When people eat a lot of green foods. Foods such as vegetables or green fruits can also cause green stools because these foods contain a lot of chlorophyll, and some of it will eventually be present in the excrement. For example, drinking green drinks can cause green stools, and some medicines can also cause green stools.

Therefore: Some women use a lot of blood-enriching products after giving birth, and these products contain iron ions, which will cause the stool to be green in color.

Every woman is great, especially after she becomes a mother. In a family, women often play the role of selfless dedication. They can give everything for the family and children, even sacrifice their own dreams. Therefore, the health of the parturient is more worthy of our care and protection. When we find that the parturient's stool is green, we should take care of her health and carefully protect her body and mind.