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Gray poo. What do I do?

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sarah45050
sarah45050

I woke this morning and my BM looked a really dark gray or dark green. I can't tell. Am I bleeding internally. Now I am so scared this has been colon cancer all along. Should I be going to the emergency room?

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  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 sarah45050

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    If you had bleeding coming from higher up, your stools would be very dark and tarry.If you are not getting tarry or coffee ground colour stools and you are not seeing blood in your stools, on the toilet paper or the toilet bowl, I wouldn't worry. Stool colour change can because by foods not digesting well. People with IBS sometimes get green stools. Try a food diary to identify these foods. Are you eating green vegetables? Stool colour change and foods not digesting well are connected to IBS. Try to stay calm.Health anxiety is very common with IBS and a lot of people get worried about bowel cancer when this is not the case.

    • sarah45050
      sarah45050 pippa58442

      Posted

      Quite honestly Pippa I am hardly eating at all because I am so afraid of the burn in stomach or pain that bounces around my abdomen. The pain now can never decide where it wants to be, my back, my hips' my abdomen, my stomach. I realized this morning that the citrucel probably isn't helping because all I am eating is bananas, chicken broth, white rice, rice crackers...every day. Those things I seem to handle ok, or I think I do. Probably not really since here I am suffering. Had apple sauce for first time yesterday and the burn was awful after and then of course the abdomen pain followed. My heart was racing and I was shaky around 10 pm last night so I drank a fruit juice blend of apples, banana, blueberries, and blackberries to bring my blood sugar up. Oddly the apple juice did not hurt but food is going right through me. What I eat at night is definitely coming out in morning.

      Pippa you are truly the most comforting voice out there. Even my doctors don't life my spirit like you do. Knowing food not digesting is common with IBS helps ease some of this fear. I did not realize food could make stool gray or green. THANK YOU!!

    • pippa58442
      pippa58442 sarah45050

      Posted

      Don't be afraid of your stomach burning. My stomach burns a lot because of acid reflux but antacids and milk help it. The more you panic, the more your stomach will burn. Write down all the foods that trigger symptoms and avoid those foods. Try to eat normally but choose bland foods that are not fatty, rich or spicy. Reducing your food intake will not help you; it is very important to eat. Apple sauce may be acidic; I would avoid it. Reduce fruit intake since it is causing your food to go right through you. The morning rush is very common with IBS; try imodium and try more soluable fibre. Insoluable fibre can be bad for IBS. Google insoluable and soluable fibre foods.

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