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What goes in must come out

The colour and texture of baby's stool is a much discussed topic among new mothers. The colour and texture of stool depends on the diet of the baby. Here's a guide on baby's stool.

My baby's stool changes colour everyday

After this stage, your baby's stool will reflect her diet. If it is breast milk, the stools will be golden yellow, sometimes loose, even watery, sometimes seedy, mushy, curdly, or the consistency of mustard.  If it is formula, the stool will be soft but better formed than a breastfed baby's and anywhere from pale yellow to yellowish brown, light brown or brown-green. 
 

Will introducing solids change her stools again

The introduction of solids in your baby's diet will bring about some changes in her bowel movements. Expect her stools to become increasingly adult-like. A breastfed baby's stools will change from soft, mustardy, non-offensive stools to thick, dark, smelly ones. A breastfed baby's stools may remain somewhat softer than a bottlefed baby's up until weaning.
 

Should I worry if the colour of my baby's stools is startling.

The more varied the meals, the more varied the stools.  If you stop and think a minute, you can figure out the reason yourself. The scary red colour could be the result of beet juice. Sandy stools are fairly common and could be ascribed to certain foods like oats or cereals, which appear sandy after their journey through the digestive tract. Some baby food products have been known to colour stools such dramatic shades like fluorescent green and pinkish red. So do not panic.
 

There is not much difference between her meals and her stools!

Once they start solids, a baby's stools often reflect her most recent meal in colour and texture. So do not be alarmed if after giving her carrots for the first time, her next bowel movement is bright orange. Babies have immature digestive systems because of which much of what they ingest does not change very much on its way out. Foods not chewed thoroughly or those that are harder to digest may come out whole or nearly so. 

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Name: BRENDA
Country: usa

my son is 31/2 yrs old..he has for the past 3 weeks has had a "bright" greenish blue stool..it is firm.. his diet has not changed at all..he is a very picky eater so i know exactly what he eats..and its nothing green..he does drink alot of milk..what is wrong??
 
Name: concerned
Country: india

dear asereht green coloured stools indicate an intestinal infection. it usually happens when the formaul does nt agree wth the child and creates a major digestive disorder. i do not mean to scare u. but pls consult wth ur doc immedaitely. ur child will look noraml but has a n intestinal infection
 
Name: cfrancis
Country: canada

it is normal for newborn baby to have black stool. just continue to breast feed its the best thing you can ever do for your newborn babies
 
Name: cfrancis
Country: canada

it is normal for newborn baby to have black stool. just continue to breast feed its the best thing you can ever do for your newborn babies
 
Name: shameeza
Country: guyana

my baby is six weeks old and have streak of blood mix with mucus her doctor had change her formula two day ago but it is still here what should i do.
 
Name: Bala
Country: india

i am a male of 43 my stool smells badly and it is loose in nature
 
Name: Southernrose81
Country: usa

my baby has just started solid foods and she has not had a bowel movement in two days. should i be worried?
 
Name: ubah
Country: canada

my son he is 2 month old. i feed him a formula,his stool turn a greenish mud kind is this normal?
 
Name: Asereht
Country: usa

my 3 month old has had 2 bowel movements in the past 3 days that are very loose and a strange green color. the formula hasn't changed, what does this mean?
 
Name: Sunil
Country: usa

my daughter is passing green stools and has bad odour...this change is seen since we started solid foods but still after so many weeks also the color is the same.
 
Name: solonateandmike
Country: canada

my baby is now 4 months, he has always produced stools that have a metalic siver in color. the mustard color is still present but smeared with this metalic grey colour, or sometimes just all grey, nothing has changed and has been on the same formula since birth, gains weight well and slleeps good. whould this be a gastrointestinal problem?
 
Name: Mama
Country: usa

hi. my grandson has a green/yellowish stool. he also screams at the top of his lungs for hours at a time. while drinking his milk (goodstart) he'll stop and just scream. he is being given karo in his formula and was told to also give him pedialyte w/water. dr says he has colic, rock him...hold up, mama says baby is in pain. take tests!!! please respond...thank you, mama
 
Name: Raven
Country: usa

my baby started with enfamil w/ iron which made her stool yellow seedy with a brown & red mix all together. this milk was making her go 10 to 15 times a day. the doctor changed the milk to pro sobee milk & now she's only going 3 times a day & the brownish red mixture is gone. do you think my babies stool is back normal?
 
Name: Raven
Country: usa

my baby started with enfamil w/ iron which made her stool yellow seedy with a brown & red mix all together. this milk was making her go 10 to 15 times a day. the doctor changed the milk to pro sobee milk & now she's only going 3 times a day & the brownish red mixture is gone. do you think my babies stool is back normal?
 
Name: Concerned
Country: usa

i am both breastfeeding and bottle feeding. mostly bottle. my daughter is 8 weeks and she finally had a bowel movement after 2 1/2 days,which was dark green. is this normal.
 
Name: Cissa
Country: usa

my 8 month old daughter just had a little bit of blood in her stool. this is the first time that this has happened. i nurse and she also has a couple of bottles a day(goodstart). she is also on solid food and is teething. what should i do? does anyone have any advise?
 
Name: Ilene
Country: usa

i am 44 and have several bowel movements all day very loose dirhea and it is bright yellow i had my gallbladder out 2yrs ago but this has only been going on for about a week what could this be and why is my stool bright yellow and runny.
 
Name: blue bm
Country: usa

my three year old hs recently had two large bright blue bowel movements and there has been no sign or symptoms of any other problems.
 
Name: tweety6684
Country: usa

my baby is 1 month old, i am breastfeeding and bottlefeeding. she hasn't had a bowel in 24 hours. she doesn't have a temp. and is still eating well...where is the food going? i am getting paranoid. i went from 7-9 diapers / day to just changing urine diapers. please am i too paranoid?
 
Name: Rylee's Mom
Country: usa

my daughter is three months old. she has been breastfeeding since birth, but i have had to supplement with formula every once in awhile. she has always pooped daily and her bowels have been"normal." just lately, her bowels have been inconsistant and black in color. she is constantly full of gas and miserable...what can i do? could it be the iron? what more can i do for gas? please help!!!
 
Name: Rylee's Mom
Country: usa

my daughter is three months old. she has been breastfeeding since birth, but i have had to supplement with formula every once in awhile. she has always pooped daily and her bowels have been"normal." just lately, her bowels have been inconsistant and black in color. she is constantly full of gas and miserable...what can i do? could it be the iron? what more can i do for gas? please help!!!
 
Name: cj
Country: usa

my baby is month and she has not had a bowel movement in hour what should i do
 
Name: CC
Country: usa

my duaghter is three months old and she is having runny bowel movements is this normal?
 
Name: Evy
Country: usa

my son is 2 1/2 and i just noticed that he has very loose stool and today i noticed mucous. what does this mean?
 
Name: Kirsten
Country: united kingdom

my daughter is 7 months old and i have noticed today she has had 4 stools which are white with a tint of yellow. is there anything wrong?


 

 
 
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