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What Causes Frequent Bowel Movement?
My 7 month old is having up to 6 bowl movements per day.they vary but are mostly loose.i took him to the doctors 2 days ago to check him over as he had a chesty cold and she said everything was normal ie temp,ears,chest etc,would these bowl movements be down to an oncoming tooth?
Wed, 23 Apr 2014
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Its perfectly normal.
Infants usually pass stools after every feeds due to hyper active gastro-colic reflex. They pass stools after every feeds. If the baby is accepting feeds well and gaining weight adequtely and urine quantity is good then there is no cause for concern.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Its perfectly normal.
Infants usually pass stools after every feeds due to hyper active gastro-colic reflex. They pass stools after every feeds. If the baby is accepting feeds well and gaining weight adequtely and urine quantity is good then there is no cause for concern.
Do get back to me for further queries
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCH
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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