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Small Child Having Black Specks In Stools. On Zantac For Reflux. Due To Food Allergy?

My son has had black specks all in his poopy diapers the past five days. Could it be blood? He s already on similac alimentum for a food allergy which we found out when there was bloody streaks in his diaper around one month old. He also has reflux and is just recently put on Zantac . I thought maybe it was the rice formula I was feeding him that had fruit flakes in it but I stopped that 6 days ago and still there are black specks all in it!
Fri, 14 Dec 2012
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Hi,
Thank you for your query.
If your child is active,feeding well and pooing without any difficulty then most probably your child is healthy and well.
However the fail proof method would be to go for a stool test to detect blood in stool.If it reveals blood then you might have to consult a doctor. You haven't mentioned the age and the diet of the child .Some food particles can mimic blood clots.
I hope your child will stop passing these things soon.
Hope this answers your query.have a nice day.
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Small Child Having Black Specks In Stools. On Zantac For Reflux. Due To Food Allergy?

Hi, Thank you for your query. If your child is active,feeding well and pooing without any difficulty then most probably your child is healthy and well. However the fail proof method would be to go for a stool test to detect blood in stool.If it reveals blood then you might have to consult a doctor. You haven t mentioned the age and the diet of the child .Some food particles can mimic blood clots. I hope your child will stop passing these things soon. Hope this answers your query.have a nice day.