Just to add to the discussion:

Twice recently, in online lactation support, I've come across green stools 
being because the mother was on a low fat diet.  Extremely low fat.  On a 
third occasion, a mother cut out dairy for sensitivity and then realised 
she'd also cut out most of her fat intake and had wondered if this is why 
the stools had stayed green after the sensitivity had been dealt with (baby 
was no longer fussy, but stools remained green).  On all three cases, 
raising the mother's fat intakes to an appropriate level brought out the 
desired yellow poop in short order.

One of these mothers had been virtually no-fat throughout her pregnancy, and 
was also drinking vast quantities of water.  Both the low-fat mothers had 
babies that were not gaining weight, in addition to green stools.

Many modern women are shocked to discover that their minimum intake on fats 
should be 20% of their daily calorific intake, and that for pregnant and 
lactating women 30% is a better bench mark figure.   Many nursing mothers 
are also unaware that they have to take good fats in to acheive good fats 
out in their breastmilk.   "Fat" is a dirty word in the West, it seems, on 
many counts.

I've also found it useful to ask how much fat a woman is actually taking in, 
as the answer "lots" doesn't mean very much - especially if they have food 
issues and are actually on practically no fats at all.

Hoping this is useful to someone....

Morgan Gallagher
Online Lactaneer

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