What is the reason for green stool in children?

Children's feces are generally yellow, especially infants who mainly rely on breast milk for feeding. The stool is thinner. The color of stool often reflects the child’s physical health. Let’s take a look at the reasons why children’s stool is green.

1. Babies may spit up milk or have green stools when they catch a cold or have indigestion. If you cannot determine which situation is causing it, you need to see a doctor to check the stool. If there is an infection, active treatment is required. If the test results are normal, the child may have indigestion or a cold abdomen.

2. When the child is not full, the child's gastrointestinal movement is too fast due to hunger, and the stool becomes green and watery.

3. If you think your baby eats a lot, it is because of indigestion. Give her Mommy Love.

4. In addition, for the health of the baby, it is necessary to take in enough iron. If the baby who eats milk powder containing iron cannot fully absorb the iron in the milk powder, the stool will be yellow-green, the white particles in the stool will be larger, and it will be more likely to have a foul odor.

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

Observing the stool characteristics of infants and young children can help us understand their digestion conditions.

If the baby's stool has a strong smell, it means that the protein is not digested properly. At this time, you should reduce the amount of milk appropriately or dilute the milk. If there is a lot of foam in the stool, it means that carbohydrates are not digested properly, and you must reduce or even stop feeding starchy foods. If the stool looks creamy, it indicates fat malabsorption and the intake of fatty foods should be reduced.

The child suddenly had green stools. On the one hand, it was because he was frightened, and on the other hand, it was a symptom of indigestion. For the health of your baby. Parents should be good at observing their baby's stool. When the baby's stool color is abnormal or the frequency increases, these are abnormal manifestations and certain measures must be taken in time.