Mixed-fed green stools

On the basis of the appearance of the feces of the child, one can judge how his digestive system functions. If the color of the chair changes, it is alarming for the parents. Especially frightening is the green color of feces. Why can the mixed feeding chair become green and what should the parents do in this case?

In the first week after birth, the baby’s chair is called meconium. It is distinguished by its lack of odor, a rather viscous, sticky consistency and a dark green color. So for a newborn, green stools within 5-7 days after birth is the norm.

The chair of a child who is fed both breast milk and infant formula has a dense consistency and is normally not liquid. Its frequency is 1-2 times a day, but it can be 1 time in two days. The color of the chair is light (yellow) or dark (brown), as in adults. The smell of feces on mixed-fed babies is quite sharp.

You need to be alert and go with the baby to the pediatrician, if in addition to the green color of the stool you have seen at least one of these symptoms in a child:

• Body temperature has risen;
• There was vomiting;
• Blood and a lot of mucus appeared in the feces - read the article about green feces with blood and mucus.
• Stool frequency increased;
• Kal began to smell unpleasant.

Since the baby receives both female milk and the mixture, there may be several reasons for the green color of his feces:

1. Sharp changes in the diet of a nursing mother.
2. The presence of hormones in human milk.
3. Oxidation of the chair if it has been in the open air for a long time.
4. Reception mom of some drugs.
5. Getting the baby only front milk.
6. Dysbacteriosis.
7. Change the mixture.

Run to the pediatrician, if the child just changed the color of the chair, should not be. Follow the crumb - his mood, sleep, appetite. And if something is alerted, then you need to show the kid to the doctor.

If there is a suspicion that the green color of the baby’s feces is caused by the mother’s diet, it should be followed up to see which products may cause such changes. Often this is an excess of sweet foods, green vegetables, products with dyes and others.

If the baby's chair has changed with the introduction of a new mixture into the diet, it is recommended to replace the mixture, selecting another option that the baby will digest better.