Green stools with mucus in children
If the baby has a green stool that has mucus, this is a matter of concern for most parents. Why such a color may appear in the child's chair? What does the presence of mucus in the baby’s feces indicate?
When is normal?
A baby who is fed breast milk has a green shade of the chair and the presence of mucus in it may be a normal variant. This is due to the immaturity of the body of the baby - as the intestines, and enzymatic systems.
A bottle-fed baby has a darker shade, its thickness is greater, and the smell is more unpleasant. The baby’s chair may become green when it is outdoors for some time. This is normal and should not worry parents.
Also greens and mucus can appear in the chair of an infant baby when the food of his mother is green.
The reasons
When there is mucus in the child’s stool, and the feces are greenish, this may indicate the development of dysbiosis. In addition to changes in the chair, this condition is characterized by the appearance of rashes on the skin, colic, anxiety of the child, problems with sleep.
The green color of the stool of an artificialist can be caused by the introduction of a new mixture into his diet, the digestion of which the baby's body does poorly. In this case, watching the child, you should change the mixture to another.
Green mucus in the stool is also a symptom of celiac disease or lactose intolerance.
If there are blood fragments besides mucus in the baby’s stool, you should immediately go to the doctor with the baby. It is also mandatory to consult a doctor when the amount of mucus in the stool is very large, and feces smell became unpleasant (putrid). Most often, these symptoms indicate colon damage, such as colitis, diverticulitis, cystic fibrosis.
What to do?
If you have mucus in the baby’s breastfeeding stool, the baby’s condition is normal, ohbut not restless, not capricious, and the behavior has not changed, which means that there is no need to pay attention to the appearance of mucus.
If one of the following reasons suits you, we advise you to read another article:
- Green feces in infants breastfeeding;
- Green feces in infants breast-fed;
- Green feces in infants mixed feeding;
- Green feces in children. This article covers both newborns and infants, as well as more adult children.
Parents' anxiety should be caused by the simultaneous appearance of mucus in the feces and a change in the baby’s behavior, or, along with mucus, the manifestation of several symptoms of the diseases written above. In these cases, you must consult a doctor.
