What is the reason why there are black threads in baby’s stool?

After the birth of a newborn, many mothers will encounter the phenomenon of black threads in the baby's stool. As a first-time mother, you will be very worried about the baby's various conditions, fearing that it will have any impact on the baby's body. Therefore, you must learn more about some common sense about caring for babies.

For example, you should at least know why your baby's stool has black threads, so let me explain it below.

Observation of the stool characteristics of infants and young children can help us understand their digestion conditions. If the baby's stool has a strong odor, 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 eating starchy foods. If the stool looks creamy, it indicates fat malabsorption and the intake of fatty foods should be reduced.

The color of your stool is related to chemical changes in your bile. In the upper part of the small intestine, it is yellow-green due to the action of bilirubin and bilirubin; when it reaches the colon, biliverdin is reduced to bilirubin and becomes yellow.

The stool of breastfed babies is acidic, and bilirubin can be converted into biliverdin due to the action of oxidative bacteria, so the normal stool of breastfed babies is slightly green.

Some diseases can be characterized by the feces of infants and young children. If the child has bile duct obstruction, the stool will be grayish white. Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract or taking iron supplements may cause black stools, some of which are tarry.

If there is bright red blood in the stool, it may be caused by rectal polyps, colon polyps and anal fissures, and further examination should be done. If in addition to blood, there is also a large amount of mucus and less feces, combined with the child's symptoms of paroxysmal abdominal pain, intussusception may be considered. If the stool contains pus, blood and has a fishy smell, it may be dysentery.

I believe now you should know what happens when your baby's stool has black threads, and you should also know what happens if your baby's stool is other colors. This will help you to take care of your baby in daily life, and you can also adjust your baby's diet in time, which is very helpful for your child's health.