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Baby Passing Green Stools. Eating Cerelac. Reason For Passing Green Stools?

hi doctor,

My son is 5 month 3 days old. till 15 June 2013 his stool was normal but yesterday he didnt pass stool and today morning he passed stool and it was green color. May i know the reason for green color stool.

His diet:
Started cerelac form June 01 2013.
Started with cerelac wheat. But yesterday we gave him cerelac rice.
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Reena
posted on Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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Pediatrician,  's  Response
Hi Reena,

Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.

Green color stool is normal in infants.

If the stool is not watery or foul smelling nothing to worry.

Weaning food to be started from 6 months onwards in addition to breast feeding.

It is ideal to start with rice based weaning food as rice easy easily digestible and have no allergies.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards.
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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha.'s  Response
Hi, Your son aged 5 months had green stools, started cerelac on 1-6-13, changed to cerelac rice yesterday.
It might be that cerelac rice didn't suit the baby, or there may be some infection in the water used to make the food , if the breast feeding mother takes spicy food or nonvegetarian food.
Now the baby has to be treated for infection, and change the cerelac to wheat and give with water . Thank you.
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Baby Passing Green Stools. Eating Cerelac. Reason For Passing Green Stools?

Hi Reena, Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic. Green color stool is normal in infants. If the stool is not watery or foul smelling nothing to worry. Weaning food to be started from 6 months onwards in addition to breast feeding. It is ideal to start with rice based weaning food as rice easy easily digestible and have no allergies. Hope I have answered your query. Regards.