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Is It Normal To Have White Bowel Movement In A Baby?

my 18 month old has white poop my husband is a critical care doctor and tells me it is a blocked something or other but he is not a pediatrician he has checked his abdomen and says it is ok but it has been white for a week he is a very active toddler and does not seem to be in pain please advise thank you
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Pale coloured stools in 18 month old is not common mam..it might be due to obstruction of bile duct..whether the child has jaundice and high coloured urine? Abdomen distended or not mam?? If the reply to these questions is NO then u can be reassured..but if any of these is present kindly proceed with liver function tests and use abdomen..
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Is It Normal To Have White Bowel Movement In A Baby?

Pale coloured stools in 18 month old is not common mam..it might be due to obstruction of bile duct..whether the child has jaundice and high coloured urine? Abdomen distended or not mam?? If the reply to these questions is NO then u can be reassured..but if any of these is present kindly proceed with liver function tests and use abdomen..