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My baby boy 5 month old.poops drak to light green last one week. is it normal?what coukd be the reason.having breast milk rice cereal and gerber fruit

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Foods: As you enter new foods into your babies diet the poop can change color. This is completely normal.

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Dr. Louis Cooper commented

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Often rapid transit stools, are greener, and can be associated with diarrhea or more frequent bowel movements. These color changes, as per Dr Hutton are normal.

Oct 5, 2014

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