A female asked:
what causes yellow noisy watery poop in breastfed babies? i know its normal but i'm just curious why it's not solid & brown.
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Dr. Tanya Russo answered
25 years experience Pediatrics
Breast milk: is the ideal food for babies. As such, most of it is absorbed in the GI tract, leaving little left over to form a solid stool. Color is dependant on the type of food ingested, how fast it moves through the intestine and the overall functioning of the gallbladder.
Answered on Aug 16, 2018
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