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What Causes Green Mucous Like Stools In Baby?
My four months old baby is having green mucusy potty 7-8 times a day from last two days. He was drinking breast milk and neosure. I've already stopped neosure. From yesterday he is completely on breastfeed. What can be the cause and what should I do, doc?
Mon, 27 Apr 2015
Greenish stools in a baby of this age is not a cause of concern. It occurs due to rapid transit of fecal matter through the large intestine where it does not get enough time for the bile pigments to get converted to the yellow colour of stool. If you keep the child entirely on breast milk, nothing else needs to be done. If breast milk can be adequately procured, I would not suggest any formula milk to be given.
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