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What Causes Yellow Stool In A Child?
Question: My baby is 2 months old. First month her stools are yellow but second month her stools are in mixed yellow and green. I am both breastfeeding her and since it is not completely sufficient i am giving nan pro as well. I am ising gripe water also . What could be the reason for green stool and what care we should take? Please suggest
Brief Answer:
It is normal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
For a baby of this age, it is normal to pass stool several times a day or even after each feed. Alternatively the child may pass stool once in 10 days and that is normal too. Unless the stool is hard and pellet like, you need not grow concerned. It is also normal to pass green stool or a combination of yellow stool. The green colour occurs due to rapid transit through large intestine where the bile pigments do not get adequate time to convert to the yellow colour of stool.
Nothing needs to be done about it. Just switch back to exclusive breast feeding and things would be fine.
Regards
It is normal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
For a baby of this age, it is normal to pass stool several times a day or even after each feed. Alternatively the child may pass stool once in 10 days and that is normal too. Unless the stool is hard and pellet like, you need not grow concerned. It is also normal to pass green stool or a combination of yellow stool. The green colour occurs due to rapid transit through large intestine where the bile pigments do not get adequate time to convert to the yellow colour of stool.
Nothing needs to be done about it. Just switch back to exclusive breast feeding and things would be fine.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks sir. Could you please suggest foods or external supplement powder for increasing breastmilk production
Brief Answer:
Switch back to exclusive breast feeding. Milk production will increase.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. The mother has to drink plenty of water and fluids including milk. Other than that, foods will not enhance breast milk production. To increase breast milk production you need to obliterate top feeds in the baby. No other short cut.
Regards
Switch back to exclusive breast feeding. Milk production will increase.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. The mother has to drink plenty of water and fluids including milk. Other than that, foods will not enhance breast milk production. To increase breast milk production you need to obliterate top feeds in the baby. No other short cut.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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