YOGYAKARTA Fecess colors often represent the type of food consumed. For example, when consuming a lot of vegetables, the feces will be green. However, there are certain cases that cause the feces to be green even though they don't eat vegetables. This happens because there is a trigger, it can be health problems, certain conditions, and so on.

Reporting from Medicine Net, there are several triggers why it is green even though it does not eat vegetables, which is as follows.

Green in fess can indicate that the food consumed passes through the large intestine too quickly. The trigger can be due to infection in the intestine. These infections can be caused by parasites, viruses, or bacteria. For example, Salmonella infection, norovirus, and much more.

In some cases, someone who has just undergone bile blocking surgery will make the feces green. At that time, bile that was previously accommodated in bile bags will enter the intestines and cannot be broken down. This also triggers green feces.

Big businesses will usually contract to move food. Someone who has colon irritation will experience contraction which leads to diarrhea or other disorders. Although very rarely occurs, this digestive problem also interferes with the absorption of bile so that the feces can be green.

Some drugs and supplements also trigger green in the feces, but this condition is only temporary. Examples of drugs or supplements that cause green in the feces such as antibiotics or iron supplements.

Fisura ani is a wound or tear that occurs in the anus area. This wound is different from hemorrhoids. This condition can cause seizures in the anus area, stomach pain, including changing the color of the feces to green. However, this color change occurs due to certain conditions.

Dirt turns green, it could be a sign that the person has lower cernal cancer. This sign is quite rare but could happen to someone.

Pregnant women may unknowingly issue green feces. Some women experience it in the first few weeks of pregnancy. This condition occurs because pregnant women consume iron supplements or prenatal vitamins.

Green sampling may also occur during the third trimester. At the end of pregnancy, the food consumed will pass through the intestines quickly and that condition will cause the feces to be green as well as dilute.

When the feces is green but accompanied by a convex stomach, it indicates that a person is intolerant of lactose. This condition can occur due to congenitality. It is recommended to stop milk consumption and processing.

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