# What chemical does this to me?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046 "2003-03-25T16:27:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046/1 "2003-03-25T16:27:10Z")

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I ate some Doritos yesterday and noticed something quite odd.My poop,post Dorito consumption, was bright green.What in holy hell are they putting in Dorito’s that causes my poop to be such an unnatural shade of green?:eek:

IDBB

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046/2 "2003-03-25T16:33:34Z")

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I did a search on “green poop” and got lots of hits, these two seemed fresh:

[Lemonheads, FD&C #5, and green poop.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144082&highlight=bright+green+poop)  
[Green Crap](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=135728&highlight=bright+green+poop)

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**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046/3 "2003-03-25T16:36:45Z")

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IMHO, it’s the food dye that they use. Try this special experiment: Drink grape Kool-aid or “grape drink”, wait overnight, then release the baby lawyers. The food dye will have turned it a lovely shade of green.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046/4 "2003-03-25T16:38:56Z")

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I would like to point out that this time, _I_ am not responsible for the defecation euphemism. 🙂

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**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046/5 "2003-03-25T17:41:28Z")

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The Independence Day Mother’s Circus Animals (Red, White and deep dark Blue) did the same thing to me…

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**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-does-this-to-me/164046/6 "2003-03-25T19:28:30Z")

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Hmmm.Ok.  
I’m wondering if I buy the special Superman ice cream at the grocery store(red,white and blue) if it would do the same thing.  
Thanks!

IDBB