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3yr old son has had 4 bowel mvments in same # of data each one being bright blue/teel in color even turning water bluish startin to worry...advice?
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Colors: Has your child been drinking any colored drinks or foods with a lot of food coloring? Certain foods and beverages, such as Gatorade, Kool-Aid, and certain candies, may change the color of the stools.
Answered 8/4/2014
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Food dyes, no worry: Blue color would not be a natural color from blood or body secretions and usually indicates a food dye. Although a food may not be blue, it may contain a blue dye. Look at the foods he has been eating or possibly medicines. Cereals, candies and colored beverages are the most common. Beets can give a deep burgundy color to stools and toilet water without added dyes.
Answered 8/4/2014
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Food dye: Has your son ate or drank any foods/liquids that are purple or blue? If so this stool color is most likely due to diet.
Answered 8/4/2014
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