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Blood in stools
My Baby is now 3 1/2 month old , since 10 days she passing stools 7-8 times with mucus, few days in between stools were green colour, doctor told me nothing to worry as baby on breastfeeding, but since 2 days she is not drinking milk and now i noticed blood in her stools , i am worried is it because of infection or any other problems , kindly suggest me
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Well done on picking up the issue.
As you say, there is some concerns about the babies health.
Babies should not struggle to feed and should not pass blood in stool. One of common causes is Milk allergy. And as you said she is being breast fed, they can still have it when u drink cows milk or consume dairy products.
If the child has fever , then it's an emergency. Please see you pediatrician and ask them to rule out milk allergy , infections by doing stool test ..remember even in breast feeding they can have cows milk allergy
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Dr siddarth warad
Dr BEAR clinic
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Is the baby formula fed or breast fed? Formula can cause reddish stools which are not an issue. Please do stool routine test to find out if it's really blood. Blood in stools needs treatment. Please visit a pediatrician today..
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Infection is one of the causes for blood in stool.
Kindly consult your paediatrician for further evaluation and management.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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