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Semisolid soft stools with mucus smell

2025-08-04 03:25:30
My son 2 months old & is on breastfeeding plus formula feeding..he in passing 4 to 5 stools in a day from last 5 days..stools are mustard yellow..soft,shapeless,formless and mucus smell with a mucus glaze/slime like in the stool... Can you please help what should i do to help him.?
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Passing stools 4-5times can be normal at this stage.but presence of foul smell and mucus mighy suggest some mild gut irritation..which may be due to formula feed intolerance..or gut infection. I would suddest you to monitor baby for fever, feed refusal, irritability. Or lethargy. .. and also if the color of the stools turn green or frothy or bloody.
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continue breast feeding.. and  formula feeding if really nessasary .. ensure hygine while preparing formula feeds. consult a pediatrition if to add any medication.

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Drink more liquids

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