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What Causes Green Colored Stool In A Child?

Hi, My daugter is 2and half months old. She is both Brest fed and top fed( nan pro 1) Earlier this month(6th) she had an episode of watery mucusy stool . She passed 8,stool in 10 hrs. She was put on antibiotic . Stool is now in controll but color has changed to green. The stool has 2 types of texture. Some of it is dark green paste like and some is yellowish seedy texture. The routine test of stool has reducing substance postive (1.5%) and acidic. Please suggest
Mon, 8 Aug 2016
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Occasional green stool in common in infants on breast milk.Constant green stool is not whether the child is on mixed feeding or only breast milk.Change in stool color always worry parents but in most cases, there is no cause for concern.Mostly, stool color is determined by the transit time.Yellow means milk is passing through the baby's digestive tract quickly, green stool occurs mostly when transit is slow and when it becomes too slow, brown is common.I will advise you stay calm, and observe.Only see a Doctor if it persist.Also, breast milk is the best for the child.I will advise you do your best to breastfeed when you are around the baby since i do not know why you had to introduce artificial milk.
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What Causes Green Colored Stool In A Child?

Hi Occasional green stool in common in infants on breast milk.Constant green stool is not whether the child is on mixed feeding or only breast milk.Change in stool color always worry parents but in most cases, there is no cause for concern.Mostly, stool color is determined by the transit time.Yellow means milk is passing through the baby s digestive tract quickly, green stool occurs mostly when transit is slow and when it becomes too slow, brown is common.I will advise you stay calm, and observe.Only see a Doctor if it persist.Also, breast milk is the best for the child.I will advise you do your best to breastfeed when you are around the baby since i do not know why you had to introduce artificial milk. Hope my answer will help you Best regards