Green Watery Stool In Babies

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Green watery stool in babies. Black stool shouldn t last more than. Green poop in kids is usually due to something that they ate such as leafy greens or food coloring. Consistently green stools however are not normal for the breastfed baby. Thankfully greenish stool is natural for a newborn and it s not usually cause for concern.

If the baby is content gaining well and drinking well and the only problem is that the baby has green bowel movements the mother. Mucus stomach bug and an imbalance in the foremilk and hindmilk can also cause green stool. The stool may contain spots or streaks of blood and could be accompanied by fever indicating an infection. Signs of dehydration include less wet diapers dry mouth sunken eyes lethargy or dry eyes when crying.

Noticing green poop in your baby s diaper can leave you wondering about her health and well being. Occasionally green mucus like poop can be caused by a virus commonly seen in babies. Lack of normal intestinal bacteria in breast fed infants. Excerpt from dr jack newman on dr jack newman s facebook dec 25 2012.

Most doctors don t seem to recognize this as a potential problem because they often define normal stool as that of the formula fed infant. In toddlers and older kids diet medicines iron supplements digestive problems and food poisoning cause green poop. Not finishing breast feeding entirely on one side thus missing some of the high fat content breast milk which affects the digestion of the milk. When babies go through their teething phase they end up swallowing excessive drool and saliva which can lead to intestinal irritation.

A newborn s first stool is likely to be black with a tar like consistency. 1 green poop may be normal for your baby. The baby may have a viral infection or may be suffering from stomach flu both of which lead to diarrhoea in the form of watery green stools. Breastfed babies pass green poop if their moms eat a lot of leafy greens purple or blue colored food and certain medicines.

Such green watery poop in a newborn requires a consultation with a doctor. Protein hydrolysate formula which is used for babies with milk or soy allergy. The occasional green stool is not unusual in the breastfed baby. This irritation leads to a green mucous like stool.

Baby s stool can be a wide variety of colors and textures and not all of these are cause for concern. If your baby frequently has green poo or yellowy green poo but is gaining weight well and is happy and content it may just be normal for your baby. Diarrhea can also cause green poop. This is called meconium and it contains mucus skin cells and amniotic fluid.