Is the stool of a pregnant woman dark green?

In the eyes of most people, perhaps only newborn babies have dark green stools. Adults generally do not have dark green stools, especially pregnant women. Pregnant women are a special group of people. The physical health of pregnant women is directly related to the physical health of the baby. There are many reasons why pregnant women have dark green stools, including drug factors and may also be caused by diseases. The following specifically introduces the reasons why pregnant women's stools are dark green.

Is it normal for pregnant women to have dark green stools?

1. Medication reasons

Some medications can affect the color of your stool. Patients with iron deficiency anemia often take iron supplements, and their stools will become black. Pathological changes in organs caused by certain diseases. Everyone should pay attention to their daily life and diet. It’s okay to have green stools occasionally, but if it happens frequently, you should pay attention.

2. Indigestion

If you have indigestion, your stool will be green, and if you have gastrointestinal disorders, your stool will also be green. When discovering your own disease and treating it, you should maintain a good mood and not have too much psychological burden. Early prevention, early detection, and early treatment are the basis for maintaining health.

3. Intestinal inflammation

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.

4. Dietary reasons

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.

How to tell if your stool is normal based on its color

1. Yellow stool

Some people would say that yellow bananas are the healthiest and yellow stools are the most normal. In fact, it is not entirely true. If the stool is yellow but looks very greasy and smells like rotten eggs, you should be careful at this time. This is because yellow stool may occur when fat that has not been metabolized remains in the stool. This is a sign of celiac disease. People with this symptom are advised to see a doctor.

2. White stool

This color of stool is not very common. It is caused by bile duct obstruction, which leads to a shortage of bile and thus causes white stool. For example, gallstones can block the bile duct and may cause white stool. It may also cause stomach pain, yellow urine, and jaundice, so if white stools appear, you must seek medical attention immediately.