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What Does Green Stool With White Particle In It Mean?

HI my daughter is almost six months o,d and today she pooped in the morning and it was normal, but after that through out the day she was pooping a greenish, sticky, mucous like poop with whitish gummy looking like stuff. What could it be? please help!! thank you!
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
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Let me assure you that in case of a baby of this age, green stools are absolutely normal and not a cause to worry about. You need not worry if the child passes stool 10 times a day or once in 10 days as both of these are normal for a child of this age. Moreover, the whitish things might be curdled milk or other undigested food ingredients along with mucus. It is not a cause for concern. If you are apprehensive, you can get a routine stool microscopy to be sure. Unless the pus cell count is more than 8-10/hpf, it does not indicate infection.
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What Does Green Stool With White Particle In It Mean?

Let me assure you that in case of a baby of this age, green stools are absolutely normal and not a cause to worry about. You need not worry if the child passes stool 10 times a day or once in 10 days as both of these are normal for a child of this age. Moreover, the whitish things might be curdled milk or other undigested food ingredients along with mucus. It is not a cause for concern. If you are apprehensive, you can get a routine stool microscopy to be sure. Unless the pus cell count is more than 8-10/hpf, it does not indicate infection.