Spinach in smoothies

[Wings]

This morning I decided to have a cherry/banana/spinach smoothie. I have spent the morning in the loo with very dark stools. I have eaten spinach many times and I know it's high in iron. Could this effect be because the spinach is blended up and therefore more accessible in intestinal tract?

thanks

[Veganforlife]

You got it. Your body is doing what it's supposed to be doing. That's a good thing!

[purelyorganicproducts]

From what I understand (and my personal experience) that is completely normal (boy was I in for a surprise when I changed my son's first post-green smoothie diaper). The coloration goes away after a few days.

[GoingtoRAW]

I was taking iron supplements after I had my first child and my poop and hers (due to breast-feeding), was very dark. I used a supplement - you are doing it the natural way with the spinach!!:o That's a good thing!:rolleyes:

[JudyMac]

Uuummm, not to be a kill joy here, but I was under the impression that iron from spinach was not absorbable, of course that would be why the stool was dark...iron coming out.

[Coriander74]

I haven't had spinach in about 8 months (doctors orders) but I noticed that I have the same thing happen when I eat cherries in any larger-than-"normal" amount...

Sometimes I even have green stools even when I haven't eaten greens in months.

Isn't nature wonderful? LOL.

[CaliRaw]

Uuummm, not to be a kill joy here, but I was under the impression that iron from spinach was not absorbable, of course that would be why the stool was dark...iron coming out.

I believe that's true. However, I think the smoothie would need to have some citrus (acidic) in it to help the iron absorb better.