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What Causes Green Stool In Babies?

Hi, My baby is 1.5 months old, she passing green plus some red color stool last 2 days .She getting breast feed and lactogen 3 and also normal food. Every day she stooling 6 or 7 times . We did not go any doctor. Is it dangerous situation and need to go doctor immediately ?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Thanks for asking on HealthCareMagic. Let me address the issues one by one. Breast milk is the best food for a baby and there can be no alternatives to that. Formula milk like lactogen are cow milk based and hence hard to digest for a baby. It may lead to greenish stools. But reddish is not normal and you should get the stool tested for routine microscopy and occult blood. Passing stool 10 times a day is equally normal as passing stool once in 10 days and you need not bother about it unless the stool is very hard.
Lactogen 3 is unsuitable for a baby of this age and can be given only after 1 year of age. So stop giving it.
I would like to ask what do you mean by 'normal food'. A baby is supposed to receive only breast milk and nothing else till the age of 6 months. In case breast milk is inadequate, supplementation with formula milk can be given but that should be age appropriate.
Although it is not a dangerous situation, it needs to be managed properly and you need to get guidance on this from a pediatrician. Visit a doctor with the stool report or post a query directly to me with the report and I would try to help you further.
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What Causes Green Stool In Babies?

Thanks for asking on HealthCareMagic. Let me address the issues one by one. Breast milk is the best food for a baby and there can be no alternatives to that. Formula milk like lactogen are cow milk based and hence hard to digest for a baby. It may lead to greenish stools. But reddish is not normal and you should get the stool tested for routine microscopy and occult blood. Passing stool 10 times a day is equally normal as passing stool once in 10 days and you need not bother about it unless the stool is very hard. Lactogen 3 is unsuitable for a baby of this age and can be given only after 1 year of age. So stop giving it. I would like to ask what do you mean by normal food . A baby is supposed to receive only breast milk and nothing else till the age of 6 months. In case breast milk is inadequate, supplementation with formula milk can be given but that should be age appropriate. Although it is not a dangerous situation, it needs to be managed properly and you need to get guidance on this from a pediatrician. Visit a doctor with the stool report or post a query directly to me with the report and I would try to help you further.