Fetal fecal color: black and green
The fetus of the newborn is dark green, which is related to the bile of the baby.
Dr. Wan Xin said that because the baby has not eaten any food after birth, the fetus is a mixture of bile and the residue and secretion of exfoliated cells in the gastrointestinal tract, so it is dark green and sticky. One or two days after birth, it will turn into normal yellow or green stool.
Color of bile retention or biliary atresia: beige, white, light yellow.
Normal stool is yellow or green, because there is bile, which is the normal stool color. If the baby's stool is very light and white, such as beige, white or very light yellow, it means that bile is not excreted, that is, there is something wrong with the biliary tract or bile duct. Dr. Wan said that when these abnormal colors appear in stool, there may be diseases of bile retention or biliary atresia.
Normal stool color: yellow, green
Medically speaking, yellow and green stools are the result of bile staining, but they are slightly different because of different diets or intestinal bacteria. Generally speaking, it is normal for a baby's stool to be yellow-green.
Color of gastrointestinal bleeding: bright red, dark red and black.
If the baby's stool is bloody, that is, "bloody stool", whether it is bright red or dark red, it is abnormal. Dr. Wan said that if the stool color is red, in addition to the congenital abnormality of the intestine, there may be symptoms of bleeding and inflammation in the baby's intestine. These common diseases may be bacterial gastroenteritis, abnormal lumps in the intestine, polyps or intestinal mucosal damage caused by food allergies.
Fruit juice and drinks will increase the moisture in feces. Because the baby's stool is often mixed with urine, it is difficult for parents to judge whether the baby has symptoms such as diarrhea. Therefore, if the water content in the stool is only slightly increased, you can first observe whether the baby is still complicated with fever and vomiting. If the baby just started to eat complementary food, he may eat some unsuitable food or drink too much juice and drinks, which will lead to an increase in water content in the stool.
The stool is bloody and dark red.
If there are abnormal tissues or polyps in the intestine, it will cause abnormal bleeding. In addition, it may take some time for feces to pass through the intestine. During this period, the color will not be bright red, but dark red, because hemoglobin will react with intestinal bacteria.
Bright red indicates that the bleeding place is not far from the anus, which may be caused by anal laceration when the stool comes out.
Black If it is upper gastrointestinal bleeding, such as stomach or duodenal bleeding, the color will be black. The higher the degree of gastrointestinal bleeding, the darker the stool color, and the closer it is to anal bleeding, the brighter the stool color. However, with moderate gastrointestinal bleeding, the stool will appear dark red or brown.
Don't worry about diarrhea.
Before 1 year-old, the baby's intestine moves faster, the food residue in the feces stays in the body for a shorter time, and the water absorbed in the feces is less, and its feces will be softer and thinner than that of adults, but this does not mean that it is abnormal. This usually happens before the full moon or in babies who drink breast milk. Even if the stool contains more water and has more times, as long as the baby develops normally, don't worry.
Blood in the stool is generally because the stool is hard and covered with blood, causing anal laceration. At this time you will see a hard stool with blood on it, but there is no blood in the stool.
If stool and blood are mixed together, if it is a problem inside the intestine, you will see blood mixed in stool. For example, in high intestinal bleeding, you will see brick red stool, stool and blood mixed together.
/kloc-Babies before 0/year old are not very good at digesting coarse and hard dietary fibers, so if they eat porridge with chopped carrots, corn and tomatoes, they may see these dietary fibers in their feces. Dr. Wan said that sometimes the baby's stool is mixed with some yellow and brown particles, usually the fiber of tomatoes and corn. Foods that are easier to digest are generally invisible from the stool.