What to do if your baby has green poop due to cold

The food that babies eat every day is breast milk and milk powder. Few babies eat complementary foods. Naturally, the color of their stools is mainly yellow or light yellow. However, some babies have green stools, which makes parents very confused. In fact, there are many reasons why babies have green stools, and it is not necessarily related to diet.

Generally speaking, the stool of breastfed babies is acidic, and normal stool is slightly green, sometimes mixed with some white particles. As long as the baby is feeding well, in good spirits, and gaining weight, this is normal. If a formula-fed baby has green stools, it means that the intestinal motility is accelerated or there is inflammation in the intestine, which is a symbol of diarrhea.

[Reasons for green stools in babies] - Bilirubin oxidation

Bilirubin in bile is a yellow pigment that makes feces yellow. After oxidation, bilirubin turns into biliverdin, which makes feces green. When the excreted feces encounter oxygen in the air, bilirubin is oxidized into biliverdin, making the surface of the feces green. In addition, due to the action of Lactobacillus bifidum, the intestines have become acidic, and the stool has been oxidized in the intestines, turning green and being excreted from the body.

In addition to bile problems, other reasons that may cause your baby's stool to be green include:

1. The baby's digestive system is not yet fully developed and has poor adaptability. Indigestion (there are many reasons, such as irregular diet, improper nutrition combination, sudden change in diet, excessive nutrition, etc.), hunger, cold, or even fright, etc. will cause the stool to be green. Usually, as long as you adjust the diet, there is no need to worry. If you can't determine which condition is causing it, you need to see a doctor and have your stool checked. If there is an infection, active treatment is needed. If the test results are normal, the child may have indigestion or a cold abdomen.

3. If you think your baby eats a lot, it is indigestion.

4. In addition, for the health of the baby, it is necessary to take in enough iron. If the baby who eats milk powder containing iron cannot fully absorb the iron in the milk powder, the stool will be yellow-green, the white particles in the stool will be larger, and it will be more likely to have a foul odor.