Why is my poop fluorescent green
What is Your Green Poop Telling You?
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you just got done with your daily do
when you notice something it's a little
off your toilet bowl looks like a toxic
spell it's bright green well in this
video I'll explain what green poop means
for your health and how to get things
back on track
hi I'm Genevieve Holland the woman
behind mama natural calm the number one
natural pregnancy and parenting brand
and I am on a mission to help moms to be
parents and Families leave happier
healthier and more natural life's so
what's the deal with green poop is it
something to be concerned about or no
biggie your poop actually says a lot
about your health and that means it's
important to pay attention to things
like form frequency odor and yep color
but before you panic know this green
poop may actually signal that you're
eating lots of leafy greens and
chlorophyll rich foods which is a good
thing on the flip side though green poop
can also mean that your digestion could
use some major help so if you are
downing the green foods or taking iron
supplements green poop can signal that
food is just moving too fast through
your digestive tract and this could set
you up for malabsorption so let's break
it all down when everything is working
properly the liver produces bile which
is a light green fluid that's stored in
the gallbladder when you eat a meal that
contains adequate fat the gallbladder
releases bile to help break down those
fatty acids file also signals the
pancreas to create their digestive
enzymes to further break down the food
we eat each day as your food continues
to digest bacteria and enzymes in the
large intestines take that bile and turn
it brown the color of normal poop but
sometimes these processes move too fast
and this can be caused by an imbalance
of good gut bacteria stress overeating
malabsorption and even chronic issues
like Crohn's disease or hyperthyroidism
when that happens bile isn't broken down
properly and you end up with green
poo-poos so to get back on track you
need to support your liver gall bladder
and overall digestion here are some easy
ways to do that the first one is to stop
snacking give your digestive organs a
break each day and abstain from eating
for several hours between each me
now the easiest ways to do this is to
practice 301 that means three meals a
day nothing in between one day at a time
this will allow your gallbladder to
fully release bile during meal times
instead of just sputtering bile all
throughout the day as you're grazing the
second thing to do is eat sour foods
sour foods stimulate your gall bladder
and digestion so with each meal you want
a little bit of some fermented food
things like kimchi sauerkraut pickles
this is gonna help you digest your food
better and slow things down the third
thing you want to do is to eat fat with
each meal if you think about it our
brains our cell membranes and our
tissues all need fat and so do our gall
bladders in fact according to some
sources we are more susceptible to gall
stones if we follow a strict low-fat
diet so should for at least one serving
of fat with each meal to keep your
digestion humming for try special
supplements if you need more support you
can use digestive aids like Swedish
bitters hydrochloric acid capsules or
papaya enzymes great liver boosting
foods include dandelion root holy basil
and beets five support healthy gut flora
you want to boost the good bugs in your
gut these friendly guys can help heal
your green poop so look for probiotics
with high numbers of active and alive
bacteria if you're still struggling with
green poop after making these lifestyle
changes it's time to go see a doctor
they can perform a stool test and look
at other digestive Merkers and provides
you a roadmap to recovery thanks so much
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