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What Causes Brown And Grey Colored Stools With Blood In A 2 Year Old?

hello,my 2 and a half year old has been having tiny amount of blood at the end of the stool...my pediatrician ordered an ex ray and said she was constipated evan though she poops quite regularly.He said most likely the blood comes from a scratch at the end of the bowel that continually gets irrataded and then today the stool turned gray! half of it came out brown then gray and two hours later more grey poop what could this mean?
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Dear Parent,

The gray color stool of your child can be due to different causes. Commonest one if your child is on a milk only diet. Other serious cause is blocked liver ducts ( however in this condition your child will gave yellow of eyes, skin).
I suggest that you see a pediatrician if the gray stools occurs 2 or more times, lasts more than 24 hrs and lasts more than 48 hours after changing from a milk only diet, and you notice yellow discoloration of eyes, skin.

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What Causes Brown And Grey Colored Stools With Blood In A 2 Year Old?

Dear Parent, The gray color stool of your child can be due to different causes. Commonest one if your child is on a milk only diet. Other serious cause is blocked liver ducts ( however in this condition your child will gave yellow of eyes, skin). I suggest that you see a pediatrician if the gray stools occurs 2 or more times, lasts more than 24 hrs and lasts more than 48 hours after changing from a milk only diet, and you notice yellow discoloration of eyes, skin.