My baby of 7 months and 3 weeks have been pooing green stool

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 22, 2023 4:28 pm

Good afternoon Doctors. Thank you for all that you do for our babies. My baby of 7 months and 3 weeks have been pooing green stool since she was three months until date. Should I be worry about it?

B.W. 2.8 at 35 weeks.
Weigh at. 6months 7 .2.
C.w unknown.

Feyisara · Post by **Feyisara** » Wed Feb 22, 2023 4:29 pm

The most common cause of greenish stools especially in infants is starvation due to inadequate feeding.

So you should ensure baby nurse enough to empty the breast milk (both fore and hind milk) before switching and always alternate the breasts with each feeds.

Greenish stool can also be due to food pigments with greenish color staining the stools like vegetables eaten by mum.

But if it is due to food pigments or colour discoloration of the stools, there is no need to do anything. It causes no harm.