Many centuries ago doctors in some countries used to determine a person's health by the colour of their urine or faeces. Urine can change colour and odour depending on what you eat and drink, what supplements you take, what prescription medications, how much exercise you do or, on a more serious note, what illnesses you have in your body.

Faeces colour also changes if your diet is not healthy your bowel functions will suffer. If you eat a lot of highly processed foods then your digestion will be poor and you could become constipated, or get diarrhoea. The refined products of sugar, white flour, lactose and many unnatural ingredients affect our digestion and the health of all our organs. A diet rich in fruit and vegetables, however, will ensure you get some of your vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants even though it is advisable to take a multivitamin anyway just to cope with the denatured impact of our environment and tampering that occurs with genetically modified foods these days. Fibre and water are important to help your body eliminate waste and if you don't go to the toilet to empty your bowels on a daily basis you need to drink lots of filtered, boiled, warm water to get your digestion working better.

You will find if you eat a lot of dark coloured, green vegetables like kale and spinach your faeces will turn a darker green colour. Whilst this is OK if you are eating a lot of greens it is not OK if you don't eat greens at all. It can be a sign of Salmonella infection or the Giardia parasite. Watch out for symptoms such as diarrhoea, cramps and fever if you have green stools. Also, it can mean there is too much iron in your diet. Beetroot, on the other hand, may turn your stools reddish and often medications affect stools by making them appear whitish in colour. However, if you see black in your stools keep an eye out for blood and report this to your doctor or health practitioner.
http://9jahealth.com.ng/green-vegetables-important-good-digestion/

Interesting.


Dr Leonard