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What Causes Large Black Sticky Stool After Having Neocate?
My paedeatrician prescribed Neocate as he suspected an allergy to her current formula. She has been on it for 2 days and just passed her first bowel motion. It was large, black and sticky. It was the same as her first bowel movements as a newborn. Is this normal?
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
Many thanks.
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When did your baby pass first black sticky stool ,either within 12 hours of age or after 24 hours of age?
Is your baby passing daily stool or not?
first black stool is called muconium,it is very sticky.it is normal thing.
if he pass delayed muconium and he is constipated then needs further evaluation and management to exclude Hirschprungs disease.
if he passed muconium with white plug in front of then we called muconium plug which some time associated with Cystic fibrosis.
I will advised you don't use any medication or different formula at this age without proper diagnosis.
I want to ask more questions from you.
When did your baby pass first black sticky stool ,either within 12 hours of age or after 24 hours of age?
Is your baby passing daily stool or not?
first black stool is called muconium,it is very sticky.it is normal thing.
if he pass delayed muconium and he is constipated then needs further evaluation and management to exclude Hirschprungs disease.
if he passed muconium with white plug in front of then we called muconium plug which some time associated with Cystic fibrosis.
I will advised you don't use any medication or different formula at this age without proper diagnosis.
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