What is the reason for children to poop black?

Parents can infer whether their baby has any disease in many ways. For example, observing the color of the baby's stool is an effective way to observe internal lesions in the baby's gastrointestinal system. Because human feces pass through the gallbladder, the bilirubin secreted by the gallbladder will make the feces of normal people turn yellow-brown. But why do children have black stools?

What causes black poop in babies?

The dark green color of a newborn's meconium is related to the baby's bile. The doctor said that because the baby has not eaten any food yet, the meconium is a mixture of bile and the residues and secretions of gastrointestinal tract exfoliated cells, so it is dark green and viscous. After one or two days, the stool will turn into normal yellow or green color.

Newborn baby bowel movement frequency

1. Frequency of meconium: Newborn babies have irregular bowel movements every day. At first, the baby will expel the meconium that has accumulated for 9 months, but it must be cleared out through frequent bowel movements, so the number of bowel movements will increase. It usually takes 2-3 days, 3-5 times a day, for the dark green color to disappear.

2. Number of bowel movements during breastfeeding: For breastfed babies, the frequency of bowel movements is very flexible. Usually, the frequency is higher in the neonatal period, 2-5 times a day, or even after each feeding. This is because breast milk is easy to digest, easy to excrete, and because of the reflex peristalsis of the intestines after food is input.

3. Number of artificially fed poops: Artificially fed newborn babies will have less poop, which is usually drier, rougher, and slightly harder like paste. But as long as it is not difficult to defecate and does not look like sheep feces, it is fine. If there is no problem with digestion, it will usually be earthy yellow or golden yellow with a slightly sour smell, about 1-2 times a day.

A baby's stool is a sign of the baby's health. New mothers should pay more attention to changes in the baby's stool. Generally, a newborn's poop is black at first. Once the baby starts eating, the poop will slowly turn from black back to normal color. So mothers don't need to worry too much. As long as the baby's indicators are normal, you can rest assured. If you find anything abnormal, go to the hospital for treatment immediately.