Greenish Stool With Blood, Has Lactose, Mild Hemophilia. Stool Test Showed Pus Contents. What Does This Mean?

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2011

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Question : Hi my son is in india and he has lactos(cow milk intolerance since he was 2 month old, and he used to get blood dstreaks in his poo, and he has mild hemophilia factor 8c.He is in india right now and he started to get this greenish poo with slight blood in it we got his stool checked and is showed pus cel>20hpf. wat would that mean ???

Answered by Dr. Poorna Chandra K.S (36 hours later)

Hi and thanks for the query
Bacterial dysentry is very rare in children less than 1.5yrs of age.
Cow milk allergy in neonetes and infants usually presents with bloody stools as the allergy causes colitis and colonic ulcers. It is usually managed with absteinence from all kinds of milk except the mothers milk. Some children donot tolerate even mothers milk and have to be on lactose free supplement. Rarely steroids may also be required.
Bacterial dysentry is very rare in children less than 1.5yrs of age.
Hence consult a paediatric GI to help you further
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Dr XXXXXXX

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