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what does it mean when you have a green bowel movement but ...


Sent to Health Experts September 14, 2006 11:23 p.m.

what does it mean when you have a green bowel movement but you haven't ate anything green and your nine months and 3 weeks pregnant? is it anything to be alarmed by?

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September 14, 2006 11:34 p.m. (10 minutes and 19 seconds later)
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Hello,

A green bowel movement means either that you have an intestinal infection or that there is excessive bile in your stool.

Since you are in the later stages of pregnancy, it is possible that you have an increased secretion of bile - this is common in pregnancy, especially in later pregnancy. The natural colour of bile is green and it turns brown only when it has been in the intestines for some time. When there is excessive secretion of bile, some of it fails to turn brown and the stool an have a greenish colour.

I hope this helps.

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Sent September 14, 2006 11:36 p.m. (2 minutes and 8 seconds later)

what is an intestinal infection? how can this be treated if that is the problem?
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September 15, 2006 12:12 a.m. (35 minutes and 56 seconds later)

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