What causes black lines in baby’s stool?

Babies are more likely to have gastrointestinal problems, such as constipation, dry stools, black stools, diarrhea, bloating, loss of appetite, etc., which are all caused by gastrointestinal discomfort in children. When these phenomena occur, we must first find out the cause, and then find out the solution. Here we will explain the causes of black stools and methods of dietary adjustment.

The main reason why the baby's stool is black is that when the baby eats too much fat, too much fatty acid will be produced in the intestinal cavity, which will stimulate the intestinal mucosa and increase intestinal peristalsis, resulting in light yellow liquid and larger stool. If your baby's stool is black, it may be caused by the stool being stored in the baby's intestines for a long time after drinking milk powder.

Usually, your baby must drink enough water, and you can also let your baby drink vegetable juice and fruit juice. Be careful to prevent your baby from constipation. Mothers can also gently massage around the baby's belly button to promote intestinal peristalsis. If necessary, use soap bars or enema to help your baby defecate.

What is the reason for black stool? There are 4 reasons why baby's stool is black:

1. If you eat animal blood, liver and more meat, or take iron or carbon supplements, your stool may be black.

2. Digestive tract diseases: The most common cause of bloody stools, including esophageal varices, esophageal foreign bodies, ulcer disease, acute gastritis, gastric mucosal prolapse, intussusception, intestinal polyps, anal fissure, etc.

3. Blood diseases: neonatal hemorrhagic disease, hemophilia, leukemia, thrombocytopenia and allergic purpura, etc.

4. Other systemic infectious diseases, such as sepsis, typhoid fever, etc., the baby swallows the mother's birth canal blood or blood from ruptured nipples, swallows bleeding from the nose, pharynx, and gums, etc.

When taking care of a baby, parents need to pay special attention to the baby's eating and bowel habits. Not only should we pay attention to the nutrition our baby consumes every day, but we should also cultivate his bowel movement and eating habits. If the mother's physical condition allows, it is best to breastfeed the baby and give the baby plenty of water during feeding.