Why is the baby's stool sticky and mushy?

It is well known that whether a person has a disease can be seen in many aspects, and whether the stool is normal is one of them. If a person's stool has an abnormal shape, it can be judged what disease the person has. This is especially true for infants. If the child's stool is sparse, it means that the child has a gastrointestinal disease. So, what is going on when baby poop becomes thick and sticky?

First, why is the baby's stool sticky and mushy? How can new parents know if their newborn baby is being fed properly? The baby's feeding situation can be determined by the nature of the stool. The stools of breastfed babies are yellow or golden yellow, sticky and paste-like, uniform like ointment, but without odor. They have frequent bowel movements, usually 2 to 4 times a day, and some as many as 7 to 8 times a day. This is called physiological diarrhea. Parents don't need to worry, this is a normal phenomenon, and the diarrhea will disappear automatically when the child grows to a certain age. Babies fed with milk have less bowel movements, 1 to 2 times a day, with a slightly smelly stool.

Second, a newborn baby, even if it has not eaten anything, will generally pass dark green meconium 10 to 12 hours after birth. After 3 to 4 days of breastfeeding, the stool becomes yellow-green, which is called transitional stool. After that, the stool gradually turns yellow. If the baby does not excrete meconium within 24 hours after birth, or still has no normal bowel movement after about 4 to 5 days, you should consult a doctor in time. If an infant or young child has been excreting grayish white stools since birth and has never had yellow stools, but his urine is yellow, it is likely caused by congenital bile duct obstruction. When infants and young children have intestinal infections, they have frequent bowel movements, loose or watery stools, smelly stools with mucus, and often experience vomiting, anorexia, fever, and even dehydration. The children should be taken to the hospital for examination in time.

Why does the baby's stool become thick and sticky? Some infants and young children have frequent bowel movements but in small amounts, and the stool is mostly green and mucous. If there are fewer curds, it means the child eats too much and the amount of milk should be gradually reduced. Some children still have diarrhea after reducing the amount of milk. This may be hunger diarrhea, and the amount of milk should be increased appropriately. If a child fed with milk has hard and smelly stools, it means that the baby is fed too much milk and too little sugar, and some sugar should be added to the milk. If there is too much sugar, the baby's stool will be foamy, thin and yellow, and have a strong sour taste, and the amount of sugar should be appropriately reduced and the amount of milk should be increased.