Why is my baby's stool dark green?

If a child's stool is dark green, you should pay attention to whether it is caused by cold and indigestion. Especially in infancy, the baby's digestive function is not very stable, so it is easy to be affected by these adverse diseases, which will also cause harm to their health.

1. What is the reason for the baby's green stool?

Green stools in babies are generally caused by the following reasons. Mothers should pay attention to compare and determine what causes the baby to have green stools, and prescribe the right medicine to choose a treatment method suitable for the baby.

1. Babies may spit up milk or have green stools if they catch a cold or have indigestion. If there is a bacterial infection, active treatment is required. If the test results are normal, the baby may have indigestion or a cold abdomen.

2. When the baby is not full, the baby's gastrointestinal motility is too fast due to hunger, so the bilirubin in the intestines has not been converted yet and is excreted from the stool, making the stool green and watery.

3. During the digestion process of fat, less bile is consumed, and the excess bile is excreted in the stool, making the stool green. If the mother thinks that the baby eats a lot, it means that he has indigestion, and she can give the baby some probiotics.

4. If a baby who eats iron-containing milk powder cannot fully absorb the iron in the milk powder, his stool will be yellow-green, the white particles in the stool will be larger, and will be more likely to have a foul odor.

5. When babies first start eating vegetable puree, they often excrete a small amount of green vegetable puree in their stool. Some mothers often think that this is indigestion and stop adding vegetable puree. In fact, this phenomenon is common when healthy babies change their food.

2. What to do if your baby has green poop

It is a normal physiological phenomenon for babies to have green stools, which is usually caused by dietary factors. As long as the diet is adjusted, the baby's green stools will soon return to normal. But if the mother is still worried, it is recommended to take the baby to the hospital for stool testing. If it is normal, it is considered that the green stool is caused by physiological reasons. This is not a disease and no special treatment is required. If the baby has green stools due to the following conditions, you can treat them symptomatically:

1. If your baby's stool is green due to indigestion, you can give him some spleen-strengthening and digestion-resolving oral liquids.

2. If a breastfed baby has green stools, the mother should avoid spicy and cold foods to avoid affecting the baby's stomach.

3. If the green stool is caused by iron, breastfeeding mothers should pay attention to the intake of vitamins, which can promote iron absorption, and eat more vegetables and appropriate amounts of fruits. At this time, mothers should try not to consume too much fat, and pay attention to water intake. The daily water intake is 1300ml. At the same time, you can give the baby some water after feeding.