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What Causes Green Color Stool?
Hi Doctor, My 5 months old baby has loose motions for over a week now. Stool is in green color and he is going for 7-8 times a day. Medication doesn't seem to help much. He is breast fed and active despite having motions. Also, his weight is 6 Kgs which is below ideal weight. Please suggest
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Passing gtreen colour stool is physiological in infants Give exclusive breastfeeding for first six months.passing 7-8motions per day or one motion in 5-6 days. Both are normal.
Other possibility is viral diarrhoea. It is self limiting
It require monitoring of baby for hydration status
.it decreases in 7-10 days
Welcome to healthcaremagic
Passing gtreen colour stool is physiological in infants Give exclusive breastfeeding for first six months.passing 7-8motions per day or one motion in 5-6 days. Both are normal.
Other possibility is viral diarrhoea. It is self limiting
It require monitoring of baby for hydration status
.it decreases in 7-10 days
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