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What Causes Loose Stool In Child?

Hi, my baby is 12 months old. He was breast fed up until one month ago. He has been using formula for over a month. I tried to switch him to Enfagrow toddlers transition formula just a week ago but he hated it it so I put him back to his regular formula. However, he has had really loose green stools that have some white stuff that looks like seeds. He has good appetite and is not looking sick but it has been a week and he still has this bad explosions of green stool about 3 times a day. I don t know what s cussing them. I m really concerned:( any suggestions?
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Thanks for the query.
There are lot of reason for green stool like-
Early transit of milk from stomach.
Foremilk / hindmilk imbalance - Baby is drinking too much of the high lactose foremilk while breastfeeding.
Teething may be the reason.
A virus may cause frequent watery stools, due to diarrhea and they may come with mucous in them.
A green mucous stool is sometimes due to a virus.
Hope i helped you.
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What Causes Loose Stool In Child?

Thanks for the query. There are lot of reason for green stool like- Early transit of milk from stomach. Foremilk / hindmilk imbalance - Baby is drinking too much of the high lactose foremilk while breastfeeding. Teething may be the reason. A virus may cause frequent watery stools, due to diarrhea and they may come with mucous in them. A green mucous stool is sometimes due to a virus. Hope i helped you.