Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I have a 4 month old who is exclusively breastfed. his stools always smell very bad. what may be causing this? should i be concerned?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Depends: The poo smell is determined by the digestive bacteria they all have. Use of a probiotic might change the balance of the kids gut germs and change the odor, but poo will always stink. The most stinky poo comes with kids that have malabsorption, where many nutrients and fat are left for the germs to a digest.Cystic fibrosis produce room clearing smells, but this is usually picked up in NB screens
Answered 3/2/2016
1.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Does floating stool caused by fat malabsorption have an obvious bad smell?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My 30 year old son says that he's seen blood in his stool for months. His poop smells really bad, not like normal feces would smell?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
My 3-month-old was always extremely calm and smiley. Since friday, he's been irritable and has green stool. He's breastfed. Should i be concerned?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
11 yr old son (vegan), stool is rancid, smells like something died. He said his stool is normal in color and consistancy. What can cause this?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
7 week old breastfed babies poop is bright green and has a unusual smell? Is this normal or should it be cause of concern?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
What could cause a 3 month old breastfed baby to have green, foul smelling stool and being fussy?
What would cause loose light colored stool that smells very bad?
In a 5 year old, could a cold virus cause their stool to be a little runny? It's still brown in color and doesn't really have a smell to it, it's just a lot softer than usual?
What causes anal fissures and hemorrhoids to smell so bad besides having stool get stuck on it?
Will preparation h cause dark stool or bad smell?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
