Question 1

what does a toddlers green poop mean?

Accepted Answer

Normal variation: The main agent adding color to the poo is the material made by the liver called bile. It starts out a dark green and goes thru the yellows to brown depending on the influences of various factors in the intestines. Rapid transit thru the system, as may occur with diarrhea or breast feeding may have a greenish yellow or yellow appearance. The slower, more likely browner.

Question 2

what does it mean when a toddlers poop is green?

Accepted Answer

Normal variation: The main agent adding color to the poo is the material made by the liver called bile. It starts out a dark green and goes thru the yellows to brown depending on the influences of various factors in the intestines. Rapid transit thru the system, as may occur with diarrhea or breast feeding may have a greenish yellow or yellow appearance. The slower, more likely browner.

Question 3

found a string in toddlers poop today like something he ate. should i worry?

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I wouldn't: Young kids often sample the world around them and use their sense of taste to explore objects they find. You might look through the house and see what other things the kid has access to, as I have had some come in with bugs from potted plants (some don't digest), buttons, etc. Most small objects that make it into the stomach will pass through ok. Button batteries can be deadly.

Question 4

tinge of blood in my 2 year toddlers poop? what could be the reason this is second time i saw.. i could see just a drop of blood in his poop and that too only with initial hard poop rest of the poop is normal( not hard).. is this something serious?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Strings of bright red blood attached to the outside of a hard or bulky stool suggest a scratch/tear in the outlet from a bulky or hard stool. Id it is blobs of blood mixed within the stool it suggests a germ like salmonella/shigella  may be the cause of an infectious process. An exam and testing may be needed to sort that out.

Question 5

hello docs. i was wondering can too much milk cause pale yellow poop in toddlers?

Accepted Answer

Stool color: The color of stool will vary a lot in children. Although diet can change the color of stool, milk is not known to change it. Normal stool ranges from brown to pastel yellow.  If your toddler has any other symptoms like yellow skin or yellow eyes or is running a fever, then look at those symptoms and consider a problem-seek help, have tests done.

Question 6

tinge of blood in my 2 year toddlers poop,this is 2nd time i saw..first one last week and 2nd today. i could see just a drop of blood in his poop and that too only with initial hard poop rest of the poop is normal( not hard) no fever no other symptom?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Strings of bright red blood attached to the outside of a hard or bulky stool suggest a scratch/tear in the outlet from a bulky or hard stool. Id it is blobs of blood mixed within the stool it suggests a germ like salmonella/shigella  may be the cause of an infectious process. An exam and testing may be needed to sort that out.

Question 7

what causes dark stool and vomiting in toddlers?

Accepted Answer

Gastroentritis: He should be evaluated by gastroentrology to find the cause so be treated.

Question 8

is it normal for infants & toddlers to have greenish stool first after diarhea that turns into yellowish later on i.e it is a part of recovery.

Accepted Answer

Yes, expected: It takes time till the gut regains its normal function, hence the different stools colors, so long the child is otherwise healthy

Question 9

what are the most common reasons a test would be positive for fecal occult blood in a toddlers stool?

Accepted Answer

Anal fissure: Kids can push out a stool that is either bulky or oversized and cause a crack in the skin of the outlet. This is a relatively common cause of blood in the stool. They can also have irritation of the large intestines, and some infectious diarrheas that turn the test positive also.

Question 10

for the past week i have noticed off white chunks (they look like beans) in my toddlers poo. i only feed him pured baby food. is this a parasite?

Accepted Answer

Take to your doc: Parasites not usually chunky. I suggest sending a picture to your doctor or taking the poo in for him to look at. It it perhaps parasites then the poop can be sent for evaluation.

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Found a string in toddlers poop today like something he ate. should i worry?

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Tinge of blood in my 2 year toddlers poop? what could be the reason this is second time i saw.. i could see just a drop of blood in his poop and that too only with initial hard poop rest of the poop is normal( not hard).. is this something serious?

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Hello docs. i was wondering can too much milk cause pale yellow poop in toddlers?

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Tinge of blood in my 2 year toddlers poop,this is 2nd time i saw..first one last week and 2nd today. i could see just a drop of blood in his poop and that too only with initial hard poop rest of the poop is normal( not hard) no fever no other symptom?

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What causes dark stool and vomiting in toddlers?

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Is it normal for infants & toddlers to have greenish stool first after diarhea that turns into yellowish later on i.e it is a part of recovery.

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What are the most common reasons a test would be positive for fecal occult blood in a toddlers stool?

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For the past week i have noticed off white chunks (they look like beans) in my toddlers poo. i only feed him pured baby food. is this a parasite?

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