Reasons why baby's stool is red

In fact, in daily life, if your baby's stool is red, don't panic too much. In this way, you can find the real reason and go to the hospital for examination in time. So let us understand the reasons why baby's stool is red.

main reason:

The color of stool is closely related to the chemical changes of bile. Bile is secreted by the liver. Hepatocytes continuously secrete bile, which flows into the hepatic duct and then into the duodenum through the common bile duct. The color of bile is related to the type and concentration of bile pigments it contains, and can range from golden yellow to dark green. Bile pigments include bilirubin and biliverdin, which can be converted into each other.

Bile in the upper small intestine contains bilirubin and biliverdin, which give stool its yellow-green color. When the stool is pushed into the colon, biliverdin is reduced and converted into bilirubin, and the stool becomes yellow. The stool of children who are breastfed is acidic. Under the action of intestinal bacteria, part of the bilirubin is converted into biliverdin, making the excreted stool light green. This is a normal phenomenon. The stool of children who are fed with cow's milk is alkaline, which can cause part of the fecal bilirubin to be further converted into fecal bilirubin, which is colorless, so the stool is light yellow.

Babies have a limited digestive capacity. If they eat more food than they can handle, they will suffer from diarrhea. Due to differences in eating habits, health conditions and individual differences, the nutrients (mainly fat) contained in some mothers' breast milk exceed the baby's needs, which will cause diarrhea in the baby, which is usually called "physiological diarrhea." If the baby has no other symptoms except increased frequency of bowel movements, has a good appetite, does not vomit, and his growth and development are not affected, then it is not caused by any disease. After adding complementary foods, the bowel movements will gradually return to normal, and the mother does not need to worry too much. Babies with "physiological diarrhea" do not need medication, and generally the effect will be achieved by changing the baby's diet to milk or other dairy products. If you don't want to wean your baby, you can shorten the time of each feeding and let your baby only eat the first half of the milk which is high in protein and low in fat. This can also improve the situation. If necessary, the mother can drink a large cup of light salt water half an hour to an hour before breastfeeding to dilute the breast milk, and then feed the baby.

The above article gives you a detailed introduction to the reasons why baby stools are red. I believe you already have a preliminary understanding of it. Therefore, in daily life, if such a situation occurs, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.