# Licorice Nibs = green poop. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416 "2005-02-10T16:27:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/1 "2005-02-10T16:27:59Z")
Just a quick Public Service announcement. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/2 "2005-02-10T16:39:52Z")
Thank you for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/3 "2005-02-10T17:36:44Z")
Ditto for black jellybeans. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/4 "2005-02-10T17:43:56Z")
A few years ago, a bought a special “Halloween bagel” from the local bagel shop. Half of the bagel was dyed orange, and the other half was dyed black. The “black” was really just a lot of green dye. I know this because the next day, my turds were a bright Kelly green! It was several days before my bowels were back to normal. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/5 "2005-02-10T17:48:44Z")
Ah yes, the pleasures of a _ChemLawn_ shit. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/6 "2005-02-10T18:16:17Z")
My family got me a cake that had black icing on it once. Then they complained that they were shitting green for days after eating it. I guess it is an eerie experience to see that green glow in the bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/7 "2005-02-10T19:54:57Z")
I sent in Cookie Monster cupcakes to daycare for my son’s second birthday. I felt compelled to warn the teachers the next day not to be surprised at diaper time. ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licorice-nibs-green-poop/289416/8 "2005-02-11T03:55:51Z")
As I discovered last year while trying to quit smoking, many cheaper licorices dyed with a blue base dye will have this effect. [These](http://www.licoriceinternational.com/store/images/fs/IT17T.jpg) beauties, in particular, go through entirely undigested, leaving the poop polka-dotted. :smack: And boy, was that ever an exciting day at work…