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What Causes Black Specs In Stool Of Babies?

My five month old daughter has a lot of little black specks in her stool. She is a mix of formula and breast fed. She has begun eating a little banana, but I don t think it s enough to account for all the black spots. She has perhaps a teaspoon or two of a little mashed up banana, yet her diaper this morning had probably 100 black spots.
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
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hi,
Welcome to this forum.
Can understand your concerns.

Black coloured specs in stool of 5 month old baby is a matter of concern and most likely it suggests infection of intestine,probably Salmonella or shigella infection, we have to also look for any bleeding due to low platelet count.

Eating of small amount of banana does not lead to black coloured specs in stools.

If there is bleeding in stools, there is also Rash on the body, so you should also look and check the body of child for any Rash.

In my opinion, a stool routine microscopic test should be done to look for the cause of this.

An examination by a pediatrician is a must so that we do not miss any important finding.

I hope this will help you.
Take care.

Regards
Dr Deepak Patel
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What Causes Black Specs In Stool Of Babies?

hi, Welcome to this forum. Can understand your concerns. Black coloured specs in stool of 5 month old baby is a matter of concern and most likely it suggests infection of intestine,probably Salmonella or shigella infection, we have to also look for any bleeding due to low platelet count. Eating of small amount of banana does not lead to black coloured specs in stools. If there is bleeding in stools, there is also Rash on the body, so you should also look and check the body of child for any Rash. In my opinion, a stool routine microscopic test should be done to look for the cause of this. An examination by a pediatrician is a must so that we do not miss any important finding. I hope this will help you. Take care. Regards Dr Deepak Patel