Dark Green Stool After Gastric Bypass

Dark stool or stool that looks black in color is not normal after surgery and often indicates bleeding in the upper part of the digestive tract.

Dark green stool after gastric bypass.

I have lost 10 2 lbs. Hi channing yes the more of the stomach that has been removed or bypassed the more likely you would be to experience diarrhea and loose stools. Newborns pass a dark green stool called meconium and breast fed infants often produce yellow green stools. Bowel movements change after gastric bypass.

So i am sipping and walking my butt off. I am 4 days post op and all the stools i have had are black and runny. Some foods like licorice green leafy vegetables or taking supplements can turn your poop very dark green or black. Things have been difficult at times but most of the discomfort has been psychological.

June 21 2020 today is day 9 of 13 of the pre op clear liquid only diet. Certain medications or iron supplements also can cause green stool. Green stool when your feces look green is usually the result of something you ate such as spinach. I am almost 6 weeks post op from a gastric bypass i am having white stool movements roughly about 4 a day and its been getting worse of the last 2 weeks considering i am on iron tablets.

Both of these types of stool can indicate blood in the stool and should be reported to your surgeon unless you were told to expect this after surgery. Aug 29 2011 7. Tarry sticky looking stool is also not normal. I haven t been passing gas too much though but am hurting in my left shoulder.

Noticing black stool after a bowel movement may cause you to wonder what has turned your poop very dark. In older children and adults green stool is uncommon. I am hoping that will help. The nurse said that it could be from the gas they used to blow up my stomach.