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What Causes Green Stool In An Infant?

My baby is 4 months and 3 weeks. Normally she is breastfeeding and since 9 days I introduced a formula milk once a day before she goes to bed. Since 3 days she has a soft green bowel movement. Is it normal or I have to see a Doctor? If it is normal, until when the color green will despairer?
Mon, 28 Nov 2016
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green color in stool may b due to decreased transit time of stool through the gut. it is normal in otherwise asymptomatic baby. this will sattle in few days as gut motility return to normal. so u need not to worry.
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What Causes Green Stool In An Infant?

green color in stool may b due to decreased transit time of stool through the gut. it is normal in otherwise asymptomatic baby. this will sattle in few days as gut motility return to normal. so u need not to worry.