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Is Blood In Stool Of An Infant A Cause For Concern?

Posted on Thu, 14 Jul 2016

Question: Hi I could see stains of blood in my baby's stool...stool colour is yellow..does that require immediate attention??i have attached photo of same for future reference....

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You may try probiotic first.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Does the baby have any other symptoms? Like lack of appetite, fever, low urine amount, skin rash, loose stools or diarrhea?
If any of this symptoms is also present, immediate attention is required. Otherwise, you may give a probiotic and wait a day or so.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (5 minutes later)

What is probiotic??

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Good intestinal bacteria.

Detailed Answer:
Probiotic is a medicine containing good intestinal bacteria. This bacteria can greatly help in case of intestinal infection.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (2 minutes later)

Can you suggest a brand to take??

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Every country has its own brand names.

Detailed Answer:
Brand name is not an important thing. And in every country we have different brand names. The best you can do is to visit pharmacy and ask for probiotic accurate for your baby.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar