Classification of abnormal fecal color in infants;
1. The baby's stool is red.
In the first case, bright red blood does not mix with feces, but only adheres to the surface of feces or drops or ejects blood after defecation, suggesting that it is bleeding caused by anal or anal canal diseases, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissure, intestinal polyps and rectal tumors.
In the second case, intussusception shows red jam-like stool; Dark red jam-like purulent blood can be seen in amebic dysentery.
Third, mucopurulent blood is common in bacillary dysentery and campylobacter jejuni enteritis.
2. The baby's stool is bright
If the baby's stool color is bright, it means that when the baby consumes too much fat, too much fatty acid will be produced in the intestinal cavity to stimulate the intestinal mucosa, which will increase the intestinal peristalsis, produce light yellow liquid and a lot of stool, sometimes the stool color is bright, and even slide in the bedpan.
3. The baby's stool is green
If the baby's stool is green, and the amount of stool is not much and there is much mucus, it is hunger diarrhea. In addition, some children who eat formula milk will have dark green stool. The reason is that a certain amount of iron is added to the formula. These irons will appear dark green when they come into contact with air through the digestive tract.
The baby's stool is gray.
The baby's stool is gray, so be alert to the possibility of biliary obstruction. The gray stool excluded by this disease is medically called clay stool. In addition, if you eat too much milk or too little sugar, the fatty acids will combine with the minerals calcium and magnesium in food to form fatty soap, and the feces can also be gray, hard and smelly.
5. The baby's stool is dark brown and watery.
If the baby's stool is dark brown and has obvious sour taste, it may be because the baby has eaten too much starchy food (such as rice paste). ) And the sugar in food has caused indigestion. To rule out the possibility of intestinal infection in children, parents should adjust their children's diet structure.
6. The baby's stool is jam-colored.
Dark red jam-like stool can be seen during intussusception; Dark red jam-like purulent blood can be seen in amebic dysentery.