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I have sores in my mouth and my stools are a very dark green color.


Sent to Health Experts September 13, 2006 6:19 p.m.

I have had sore in my mouth for about 3 weeks and today my stools are a very dark green and I have had diarhea

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September 13, 2006 6:25 p.m. (5 minutes and 19 seconds later)
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Hello

The color of your stools is probably related to the diarrhea. Your waste isn't staying in your body long enough to get the bilirubin it usually gets from your liver to make them brown.

As far as this being related to sores in your mouth, I'm not sure about that, but it sounds like you will want a doctor to take a look. You may have thrush, which is a fungal infection, and this could possibly cause diarrhea.

Have you eaten a lot of acidy foods lately? Sometimes strawberries, or tomatoes among other foods high in acid can cause both of these symptoms.

Kerry



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