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What Causes Green Discolouration In Stool In A Child?

My 5 month old formula fed daughter has half dark green and half white poop. She has a few other issues, Conductive hearing loss, nerve damage to her eyes, they think she was born with glaucoma but it cleared up, she was born with a 2cm long dimple they checked and she doesn t have spina bifida. She has low muscle tone, can t lift her head still and is going for a kidney ultrasound this month due to anything the psychologist saw in her eyes. Is her poop something I should get checked immediately or can I wait till drs open on Monday?
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
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Hi,

Noted the history about your 5 month old daughter having half dark green and half white stool, has old problems like that for eyes, low muscle tone and so on as you have mentioned.
I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Send the stool for lab immediately so that an appropriate diagnosis may be possible.
This will allow the Pediatrician to get started with appropriate symptomatic treatment and specific as per the cause found.
Also needed is proper complete evaluation with consultation with various Specialists as needed.
All these will lead to a proper diagnosis and gives a better plan of management.
Also watch for any intolerance to the composition of the formula feed.
Care of utensils.
Proper hydration.
Avoid contacts with unhygienic platforms, toys, linen and so on.
Ultrasonography of abdomen may be needed if the problem is thought to be with liver, gallbladder or pancreas.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Causes Green Discolouration In Stool In A Child?

Hi, Noted the history about your 5 month old daughter having half dark green and half white stool, has old problems like that for eyes, low muscle tone and so on as you have mentioned. I would advise you the following in such a situation: Send the stool for lab immediately so that an appropriate diagnosis may be possible. This will allow the Pediatrician to get started with appropriate symptomatic treatment and specific as per the cause found. Also needed is proper complete evaluation with consultation with various Specialists as needed. All these will lead to a proper diagnosis and gives a better plan of management. Also watch for any intolerance to the composition of the formula feed. Care of utensils. Proper hydration. Avoid contacts with unhygienic platforms, toys, linen and so on. Ultrasonography of abdomen may be needed if the problem is thought to be with liver, gallbladder or pancreas. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon