Question 1

what causes grey colored stool in children?

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Food: The stool color is determined by the germs that live in the intestine and the foods and colors eaten.  Gray is ok.

Question 2

what causes gray stool?

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Biliary problems: Stool can be gray or clay-colored if it contains little or no bile. The pale color may signify a condition (biliary obstruction) where the flow of bile to the intestine is obstructed, such as, obstruction of the bile duct from a tumor or gallstone in the duct or nearby pancreas.

Question 3

why am i having gray stool all of a sudden?

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Biliary obstruction : Can cause grey colored stool.  So see your doctor.

Question 4

is a partially gray stool something to be concerned about? this is the first time i saw gray stool. the stool was mostly brown but a portion of it was gray?

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: Discolored stools happen from time to time, depending on the diet and the transit time through the intestine.  Red or black stools are of more concern.

Question 5

would iron  cause dark gray stool?

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Silver vs. melena?: Dark-colored stools may result from iron supplements, foods you eat (like a lot of spinach), substances (like peptobismol), but most significantly suggests bleeding. When blood is denatured by acid in your stomach, as from ulcers, stools will turn tarry ("melena"). Blood may also be ingested from nose bleeds, bleeding gums. Silver-colored stool suggests bleeding from the biliary tree. Get checked.

Question 6

my 3 month old has grey stool once or every other day is that normal?

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Milk baby: May be due to the milk, especially if its soy.

Question 7

what does it mean if my baby passes a greenish to grey stool at 3 months old?

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Nothing special: The color of poop is based on the main colorizing agent, bile, which comes from the liver. It starts out an intense green &amp; changes shades through yellows and browns as germs act on material in the stool.  Gray is often seen when meds or food dyes interact with the bile.

Question 8

my four month old son just passed a dark grey stool that was very mushy and kind of sticky. is this okay?

Accepted Answer

Normal: The stool color is provided by the bile from the liver that is adds to fecal debris.It starts out a deep green &amp; slowly changes thru greens to yellows to browns as the germs in the intestines metabolize the bile.Green generally means the stool in question moved through faster or was subject to less change by gut germs.

Question 9

my 2months old is having gray stool and he's uncomfortable.?

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: Your average 2 month old has flabby/weak belly muscles leading them to often use their breathing/fussing muscles to help push food along in digestion or out as poop. Some struggle more than others. I don't consider gray poop unusual. This is all common in normal infants. if it spooks you have him examined.

Question 10

bright yellow urine, grey stool and feeling nauseous?

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Jaundiced?: Your symptoms, when considered together, suggest early onset jaundice due to a liver problem, bile duct/gallbladder problem, or pancreatic disease. This can be serious, may worsen, & deserves urgent physical examination & lab testing. Please see a doctor or present yourself to the emergency room.

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My four month old son just passed a dark grey stool that was very mushy and kind of sticky. is this okay?

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