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Need Treatment For Sticky Greenish Stool In Baby

my baby girl is 5month old passing sticky, watery greenish colored stool since one month, once completed a 6 days course of Diof ds , Neutrilon B, but still positive for reducing substance, pus cells. She is completely on breast feed, & has gained only 100gms wt in 15 days.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Welcome to the HCM

I understand your concerns.If you're breastfeeding, green poo can be a sign that your baby is taking in too much lactose (the natural sugar found in milk). This can happen if she feeds often, but doesn't get the rich milk at the end of the feed to fill her up. Also it leads to poor weight gain. Make sure your baby finishes feeding from one breast before you offer her your other one.

Too much lactose in feeds can lead to reducing substance positivity in stool examination. If pus cells in stool are less than 5, it's normal.

If you are breastfeeding your baby, she is less likely to suffer from diarrhoea. This is because your milk helps to prevent the growth of the bacteria that cause it.

In my opinion, you should follow these measures:

1. Breast feed regularly. Let her finish from1breast before you offer from the other breast.
2. Start her on probiotic such as enterogermina once daily.

If she has fever or her stools have pus cells more than 5 and the stool consistency and colour continues to worry you, you may contact me.
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Need Treatment For Sticky Greenish Stool In Baby

Hi Welcome to the HCM I understand your concerns.If you re breastfeeding, green poo can be a sign that your baby is taking in too much lactose (the natural sugar found in milk). This can happen if she feeds often, but doesn t get the rich milk at the end of the feed to fill her up. Also it leads to poor weight gain. Make sure your baby finishes feeding from one breast before you offer her your other one. Too much lactose in feeds can lead to reducing substance positivity in stool examination. If pus cells in stool are less than 5, it s normal. If you are breastfeeding your baby, she is less likely to suffer from diarrhoea. This is because your milk helps to prevent the growth of the bacteria that cause it. In my opinion, you should follow these measures: 1. Breast feed regularly. Let her finish from1breast before you offer from the other breast. 2. Start her on probiotic such as enterogermina once daily. If she has fever or her stools have pus cells more than 5 and the stool consistency and colour continues to worry you, you may contact me.