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my 3 month old preemie baby girl has tarry black colored stools. she currently drinks 3 oz of enfacare baby formula every 3 hours, and once a day with polyvisol+ iron added to it. i noticed the change after she stopped breastfeeding. should I be worried?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, if this is the iron being given to baby then such consistency of stool is very likely and it is nothing to worry because it may not be due to any disease but what the baby is given orally that is the reason of what the consistency of stool you see, hope this information helps.
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What Causes Black Colored Stools?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, if this is the iron being given to baby then such consistency of stool is very likely and it is nothing to worry because it may not be due to any disease but what the baby is given orally that is the reason of what the consistency of stool you see, hope this information helps.