Patient's question:
A four-month-old baby has greenish-black bowel movements. Is it due to indigestion? What medicine would be better? Additionally, I am currently breastfeeding. Can I drink a tea made with senna seeds, hawthorn, and chrysanthemum?Doctor's answer:
Abnormal stool: If the stool is green, like egg drop soup or thin liquid, and uneven with small white clumps, with multiple bowel movements per day, it indicates indigestion; if the stool has a sour odor and many bubbles, it suggests carbohydrate indigestion; if the stool contains many soap-like pieces or fat droplets, it indicates fat indigestion; if the stool has a distinct foul odor, it may be due to protein indigestion; if the stool is bright red or like tar, it suggests gastrointestinal bleeding; if the stool is grayish-white, it may indicate a bile duct obstruction.