Patient's question:
My baby has had acidic bowel movements since he was two and a half months old. At that time, he only ate breast milk, and the acidity was very mild. But now that he has started eating solid food, the acidity is very strong. He eats solid food three times a day and is also breastfed.Test and examination results: None.
Previous treatment history and effectiveness: None.
What kind of help do you want: What could be the reason? If you go to the hospital, can you prepare the bowel movement in advance?
Doctor's answer:
Babies who are normally breastfed can occasionally have light green stools. If the baby's stool is dark green, it indicates poor digestion. When the stool is acidic, bile contained within it oxidizes in the air to turn green. Bilirubin in bile is a yellow pigment, and when it stains the stool, it turns it yellow. After bilirubin is hydrolyzed, it transforms into biliverdin, which makes the stool green. When the stool is exposed to oxygen in the air while in a diaper, bilirubin hydrolyzes into biliverdin, causing the surface of the stool to turn green.