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Black poop
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Iam noticing black or dark green poop in my twin 5.5month old baby.Right now we are giving formula feed,breast feed & rice porridge( our doctor suggested ).We r giving A to Z drops, ferrous ascorbate drops & vitamin D drops daily.They are taking feeding also well.May I know they are having this type of Trouble will it b resolved or did we need to give any medicine for this
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What milk are you giving?
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It's normal with iron
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Good morning,
It's medicine color - Iron drops effect.
Nothing is required for medicine color.
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Hello.
You child is having such stool color due to the iron supplementation and mix between the formula and breast feeds.
Its not to worry, this usually happens.
For any further doubts, kindly book an online consultation with me.
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Take care!
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Black poop is due to ferrous ascorbate drops.
No need to worry
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As you mentioned that you are giving ferros ascorbate drops, because of this some time there's black color stool.
If baby taking orally well, no fever no skin color change(ecchymosis, patch) no need to worry
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
Pediatrician
42 yrs exp
Jaipur
dear parents
nothing to worry
baby on formula feed passes greenish stool.
iron drops causes stool blackish brown at that moment of stool not all time
these are no problem so no treatment or medicine required. for details of weaning consult me on practo app
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