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What Causes Purple Flecks Discharge While Vomiting In A Baby?

Hi, have a baby 5 mo s old with severe reflux on nexium for it. has been sick for aprox 5 days with temp (temp now gone) -still unable to tolerate milk and back on pedialyte, now vomit has purple flecks in it and poo was loose, green with cottage cheese like flecks in it, but it also sometimes just brown and loose any ideas if this is viral or might it be something else
Wed, 8 Feb 2017
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If he has both vomiting and loose motions, the possibility of it being due to a fresh viral infection is high.
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What Causes Purple Flecks Discharge While Vomiting In A Baby?

If he has both vomiting and loose motions, the possibility of it being due to a fresh viral infection is high.