Patient's question:
The baby is one and a half years old. The stool has always been slightly dark green, and various medications have been tried without any effect. It is excreted once a day, occasionally twice. Dinner is eaten normally, but the chewing ability is poor. The stool has been carefully checked and it is found to be slightly poorly digested. If the medication does not work, should the medicine be changed and focus on nursing, or is it that some babies just have greenish stools that do not require treatment? Will the baby improve on its own as it grows older? Seeing the baby getting thinner and thinner, I am very anxious.Doctor's answer:
The child's green stool is due to poor digestion, which is related to improper complementary feeding. The child's condition is caused by eating vegetables and egg yolks, as well as rice porridge. At the same time, introducing multiple different complementary foods can easily lead to poor digestion in children. Therefore, it is recommended to temporarily stop providing complementary foods and wait until the child's stool returns to normal before gradually reintroducing them. However, it is important to remember that complementary foods should be introduced one at a time and not in a hasty manner, only when the child is healthy. Lactobacillus, lactase, and pepsin oral solution can be used to improve absorption. Probiotics, as a probiotic preparation, can also be tested, as their effect is to regulate the balance of intestinal flora.