Patient's question:
My baby is already 46 days old. The (stool) he recently passed is normal yellow, but it turns green by itself after a while. I want to know what's going on. Is it a health issue for the baby? No, I just want to know if the baby is healthy.Doctor's answer:
According to your description, the problems experienced by the baby after the green stool, the symptoms mentioned are actually normal physiological phenomena, and parents do not need to worry excessively. Green stool is closely related to changes in bile in children. Bilirubin and biliverdin in bile can be converted into each other. If the baby is breastfed or the formula contains more fat, the stool tends to be acidic. Under the influence of intestinal bacteria, some bilirubin is converted into biliverdin, so the stool may appear green.