Question:
I had surgery 4 days ago, what does black and green diarhea mean?

   — sherylg (posted on November 14, 2004)

November 14, 2004
I had the same problem. It is just the after affects of the "cleaning out" meds you took before surgery. Unless, it persists for a long time, there is no need to worry. Good luck...judy
   — juju524

November 14, 2004
I am going to guess that you had RNY because your profile does not give me any information. The black stools mean simply that you are probably passing dried blood from when the doctor reattached your intestinal track. It is normal most everyone passes a little bit of what you are. The green could be when you did your leak test, they usually use a liquid that they can see on the xray and I believe that it is usually a blue or green color. You can call your doctor if you are really worried over this. You will however have runny stools if you are on a liquid diet still. They will firm up when you go to more solid foods.
   — ChristineB