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What Causes Blood In Stool In A Child?

Yes, my daughter is a year old and has been experiencing hard dark stool with mushy yellow stool for sometime now. She has been on soy milk since she was 2 months. She also has to eat pears and drink pear juice with her meals, doctors orders. I have recently found seen blood in her stool. Can you please her me?
Thu, 28 May 2020
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Hello,

As per my clinical experience, there can be various reasons for the dark stool with mushy yellow stool as:
- GI infection with some sort of invasive bacteria like Shigella or others
- Intolerance to soy milk or other food stuffs
- Rectal polyp (usually bright red blood without mushy yellow)
- GI flora upset
- Ova or eggs of parasites
- Malabsorption disorders

Still, one time stool microscopy is must for the precise microbiological diagnosis and cure accordingly.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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What Causes Blood In Stool In A Child?

Hello, As per my clinical experience, there can be various reasons for the dark stool with mushy yellow stool as: - GI infection with some sort of invasive bacteria like Shigella or others - Intolerance to soy milk or other food stuffs - Rectal polyp (usually bright red blood without mushy yellow) - GI flora upset - Ova or eggs of parasites - Malabsorption disorders Still, one time stool microscopy is must for the precise microbiological diagnosis and cure accordingly. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon