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What causes grey colored stool in children?

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Dr. Keith Ramsey answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

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

Answered 7/4/2019

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