What is the matter with the child's blue poop?

After having a baby in the family, many things become extra cautious, such as the mother's diet, family problems, environment and other factors. In addition to these, mothers also need to take care of their babies wholeheartedly, so that they can discover any discomfort in the baby in time. For example, if a child suddenly has green stools, you need to consider whether the child has caught a cold, or whether he has eaten vegetables. This article introduces several possibilities. Let’s take a look.

Why is the child's poop green?

Green stools in babies are generally caused by the following reasons. Mothers should pay attention to compare and determine what causes the baby to have green stools, and prescribe the right medicine to choose a treatment method suitable for the baby. What is the reason for the baby's green stool? The reasons are:

1. Babies may spit up milk or have green stools if they catch a cold or have indigestion. If there is a bacterial infection, active treatment is required. If the test results are normal, the baby may have indigestion or a cold abdomen.

2. When the baby is not full, the baby's gastrointestinal motility is too fast due to hunger, so the bilirubin in the intestines has not been converted yet and is excreted from the stool, making the stool green and watery.

3. During the digestion process of fat, less bile is consumed, and the excess bile is excreted in the stool, making the stool green. If the mother thinks that the baby eats a lot, it means that he has indigestion, and she can give the baby some probiotics.

4. If a baby who eats iron-containing milk powder cannot fully absorb the iron in the milk powder, his stool will be yellow-green, the white particles in the stool will be larger, and will be more likely to have a foul odor.

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

What to do if your baby's stool is green

It is a normal physiological phenomenon for babies to have green stools, which is usually caused by dietary factors. As long as the diet is adjusted, the baby's green stools will soon return to normal. But if the mother is still worried, it is recommended to take the baby to the hospital for stool testing. If it is normal, it is considered that the green stool is caused by physiological reasons. This is not a disease and no special treatment is required. What should I do if my baby has green stools? If the baby has green stools due to the following conditions, you can treat them symptomatically:

1. If your baby's stool is green due to indigestion, you can give him some spleen-strengthening and digestion-resolving oral liquids.

2. If a breastfed baby has green stools, the mother should avoid spicy and cold foods to avoid affecting the baby's stomach.

3. If the green stool is caused by iron, breastfeeding mothers should pay attention to the intake of vitamins, which can promote iron absorption. They should eat more vegetables and appropriate amounts of fruits. At this time, mothers should try not to consume too much fat, and pay attention to water intake. The daily water intake is 1300ml. At the same time, you can give the baby some water after feeding.

The baby's stomach and intestines are very delicate, with low gastric acid secretion and insufficient enzyme activity, which can easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort and digestive problems. When choosing formula milk, you should carefully select formula milk with added β-vegetable oil (affinity structural fat) and moderately hydrolyzed protein. Moderately hydrolyzed protein, which hydrolyzes protein macromolecules into a mixture of smaller molecules, reduces the burden of gastrointestinal digestion and makes it easier for babies to absorb. At the same time, the addition of probiotics cannot be ignored. Probiotics can secrete lactase to help digest lactose and alleviate constipation, bloating, diarrhea, etc. caused by lactose intolerance.