tis normal for babies below 1yearr to show colour of vegies that are :
orange/deep orange.
green colour vegies.
deep red/beets etc.
ne sticky vegetable like okra,brinjal etc gives mucus in stools,expect that.avoid that before 1year.
deep yellow/or excess turmeric in diet !

some kids also have shown colour variatns with fruits like strawberries/berries,papaya,plums and mango !

unless otherwise his stools are extremly smelly,,has mucus or has irregular bowel all of sudden,,there are no worries involved,,,a child eating well all of his meals is expected to pass around 3 bowels in a day, or let me just say,,most of the times, no of meals will be directly proportionate to the no of bowels,,or will be one less thn the result of prop,,,after or before ne meals !
a bowel that is atleast once a day for ne human is a sign of good health !
a bowel that is not passed for more than 3days,,needs attention//needs to add lots of fiber or juices or prunes and liquids

a bowel that is not passed for more than 4-5days,,is constipation ! needs dr attention/medication .

a bowel that is passed for more than 5times in a day, with child unexplained fussines and loss of apetite could be looose motions,,and more than 5times is sign of diareaaaaaaa,,,,,

expect your child to pass on pee/bladder freq almost every 1hour or so,,atleast before 1 year,,,it all dpends on his liquid intake..ensure good liquid intake apart from formula/bm before 1 year so that he remains well hydrated..the more the no of bladder, the healthier is body,,,but ofcourse,,dont consider extremly high freq with heavily wet diapers,,like more than 10times,,,in an hour !

after 1 year the freq is less and is individual dpending on child liquid intake and health conditions.

just limit the intake of that vegetable or fruit,,,offer lots of fluids,,,and it will stop in 24hours,,if it does not,,make sure to talk about it to your dr !


when it comes to colours like yellowish or redish,,make sure to cross check it twice in sunlight(not the yellow light bulbs) to ensure that its the vegie or fruit colour that is seen in colour or is sign of jaundice or blood !

ne other discomfort watsoever while passng bowels or ne skin rashes in diaper area,,ne colour for more than 24hours after the intake of ne food,,,,,should be your concern and an appt with your dr should be made at once !

hope this helps ! Anita replied. Thanks Hetal. my baby was having orange stools and this post helped me. it was carrots :)
i stopped carrots and next day stools were regular :) prao replied. Hetal noticed this in your post \" unless otherwise his stools are extremly smelly,,has mucus or has irregular bowel all of sudden,,there are no worries \"

What do smelly stools indicate, my 5 month old daugetrs stools have turned extremly smelly since I started semi solids a couple of weeks back. Thought this was normal.. Do I need to be concerned ?