What is the reason for the child's diarrhea to be green?

What’s wrong with my child’s green diarrhea? Children's diarrhea will turn green, which is generally more common in indigestion. This is because it is usually caused by overfeeding, which can easily cause indigestion, multiple bowel movements, green stools, and affect normal life. It is necessary to go to the hospital for a detailed examination to determine the specific type of disease. If there is indigestion, it is recommended to take Mommy Love and Smecta together for treatment. Do not feed indigestible food at normal times.

1. Reasons for dark green stool

The dark green stool is because food residues are digested by bile, which is yellow and makes the stool acidic. After being excreted and exposed to air, it occasionally turns green. Generally, the stool of breastfed babies tends to be acidic and can be excreted as green stool. Experts say that green stools indicate digestion problems. Therefore, breastfeeding should be moderate and should be fed at regular times and in regular amounts. Many infants excrete green stools. This does not mean the baby is sick but is a normal physiological phenomenon.

2. 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 infants fed with human milk is acidic. Under the action of intestinal bacteria, part of the bilirubin is converted into biliverdin, making the excreted stool light green, which is a normal phenomenon. The stool of infants 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. Judging a baby's digestive health from his stool

The feces of breastfed babies are golden yellow, ointment-like, non-smelly, and acidic. Newborns have 2-4 bowel movements a day, while one-year-old babies only have 1-2 bowel movements a day. Babies fed with milk have harder stools that are light yellow or grayish, neutral or alkaline, have a foul odor, and often contain white clots. They have 1-2 bowel movements a day.