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What Causes White Discoloration In Stool?
Question: white stool in motion for our baby 9 months old
Brief Answer:
It does not seem to be a normal color
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma'am, Hi & Welcome to Health care magic.
Thanks for posting your query.
I can understand your concern.
White color stool is not a normal finding in a 9 months old baby. It is suggestive of indigestion or lack of bile.
Bile is a digestive fluid (green in color) produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Stool gets its normal brownish color from bile, which is excreted into the small intestine during the digestive process. If the liver doesn't produce bile or if bile is obstructed from leaving the liver, stool will be light colored or white.
The common causes of these stools in infants include diseases of the liver, gall bladder or bile duct. In view of this, you are advised to consult a child specialist urgently for proper evaluation as earlier diagnosis of this condition is important to correct this problem.
Hope I could answer your query.
Should you any follow up query, please feel free to ask.
Best regards.
It does not seem to be a normal color
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma'am, Hi & Welcome to Health care magic.
Thanks for posting your query.
I can understand your concern.
White color stool is not a normal finding in a 9 months old baby. It is suggestive of indigestion or lack of bile.
Bile is a digestive fluid (green in color) produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Stool gets its normal brownish color from bile, which is excreted into the small intestine during the digestive process. If the liver doesn't produce bile or if bile is obstructed from leaving the liver, stool will be light colored or white.
The common causes of these stools in infants include diseases of the liver, gall bladder or bile duct. In view of this, you are advised to consult a child specialist urgently for proper evaluation as earlier diagnosis of this condition is important to correct this problem.
Hope I could answer your query.
Should you any follow up query, please feel free to ask.
Best regards.
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