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Suggest Cure For Sickness In The Stomach

Hi Doctors, I have a kid of 8 months age, he is continuing to stool green colored with watery consistency, i contacted a pediatrician locally as my regular pediatrician is abroad for a conference, and he said it is normal, but i am worried as he has been stool since a week like this now and the frequency is about 6 to 9 times
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Let me assure you that green stools are extremely normal in children of this age. It is not a cause of concern. It occurs due to rapid transit of the fecal matter through the large intestines and so the bile pigments do not get the time to get converted to the yellow pigment of stool. Furthermore, passing stool 10 times a day is as normal as passing stool once in 10 days in a child of this age and both are to be considered normal so long as the child is passing adequate amount of urine. If the child passes urine more than times in 24 hours, you need not worry. No remedial measures suggested so long as the child is active and feeding fine. Just continue breast feeding as usual.
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Suggest Cure For Sickness In The Stomach

Let me assure you that green stools are extremely normal in children of this age. It is not a cause of concern. It occurs due to rapid transit of the fecal matter through the large intestines and so the bile pigments do not get the time to get converted to the yellow pigment of stool. Furthermore, passing stool 10 times a day is as normal as passing stool once in 10 days in a child of this age and both are to be considered normal so long as the child is passing adequate amount of urine. If the child passes urine more than times in 24 hours, you need not worry. No remedial measures suggested so long as the child is active and feeding fine. Just continue breast feeding as usual.