Patient's question:
The baby is seven months old. About ten days ago, we started feeding formula, which is from the Yasieli brand. After eating it, the baby's stool turned grayish-green. When we consulted other mothers of babies, they said, "It's caused by the incomplete absorption of iron in the formula." Is this correct? Should we change the formula?Doctor's answer:
I don't know if the green stool you're referring to is blue-green or gray-green. How is the stool consistency—dry or loose—and how many times has the baby had a bowel movement? If the baby has frequent green, loose stools, it may be due to hunger-induced diarrhea caused by not being well-fed. Simply increasing the baby's milk intake should help. A cold abdomen can also change the stool consistency, so make sure to keep the baby's abdomen warm. Gray-green stool is caused by food residue being digested by bile, which is yellow and makes the stool acidic. After excretion, it occasionally turns green when exposed to air.