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What Causes Greenish Black Stool In Child?

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Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2015
Question: hello,
my son is 8 months old ,I feed him beetroot daily ...earlier it was greenish stools from past 4 months now suddenly from past 5 days I can see that greenish stools turned greenish black...or I couldn't guess its bcoz of beetroot that dark pinikish black s appeared in stools...and it smells..I have attached the pic ...pls kindly gve me a suggestion
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Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
The stool color is normal to naked eye

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I do not find the color to be abnormal. The color varies with the food that you eat. So the stool is expected with the beetroot that you feed him.

IF you are concerned about the sudden change I do not think it is a concern as the greenish to greenish black is a major change in the color of the stool. You can out beet in the diet for couple of days and check the color again.

If you see a XXXXXXX blood you should be concerned.

Hope this answers.
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What Causes Greenish Black Stool In Child?

Brief Answer: The stool color is normal to naked eye Detailed Answer: Hi, I do not find the color to be abnormal. The color varies with the food that you eat. So the stool is expected with the beetroot that you feed him. IF you are concerned about the sudden change I do not think it is a concern as the greenish to greenish black is a major change in the color of the stool. You can out beet in the diet for couple of days and check the color again. If you see a XXXXXXX blood you should be concerned. Hope this answers.