Spinach poo (way, way way TMI post in case you didn't guess)

Pardon my poo post, but it's not easy being green...

I tend to toss spinach on just about everything, especially when I eat at the salad bar at work, in an attempt to down more low-carb veggies and iron.  But for the past few months, almost any time I eat spinach (raw) I poop it out in lovely little green flecks not a half hour later.  Doesn't happened with cooked, creamed, etc.  I am far enough out that I doubt it's an RNY thing, but I was just curious if this has ever happened to anyone else?

Audrey

I will never, ever see spinach in my poo.

And I will never, ever see mushrooms or olives in mine.  Or brussel sprouts.  Or strawberries.

I do like a strawberry. But that other stuff isn't food. It's what food eats.

Nope this doesn't happen to me, but when I drink grape crystal light, mine is bright green.  LOL sorry for the TMI but you started it. 

Yes! I once did the same thing with grape kool-aid and the next day I called my best friend telling them I had pretty poo because the color was a beautiful emerald green... LOLOL.

Mine is yellow.

My husband gets that same thing when he drinks KoolAid/Crystal Light grape or fruit punch. It's a reaction to the dye

I went to a gastroenterologist or doctor who specializes in bowel problems.  There is a sign in his office:

Want to freak out Dr D?  Drink grape crystal light and turn your poop neon.

If you eat your spinach and it only takes 30 min to leave your body - means you have severe runs. Diarrhea. 

You probably see spinch from the day before. Any raw veggies are difficult to digest. That why if you want to benefit from veggies - not the fiber but the minerals/vitamins - it is best to either steam them or cook very briefly... Just to wilt them.