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Problems occur due to iron drops in poop
When my baby is 2 month old. Dr. gives him multivitamin and iron drops for 1 month..During 1 month consuming these drops, his poop became dark green..Now he is 4 month old.. he poops one time in a day but poop color is light green with foul smell.. He drink mother+formula milk.. His weight is 6 kg. I know his poop colour was change because of iron drops but from one month he doesn't take iron drops.. So when his poop will return in original color (yellow)
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Dr. Rohan Grotra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Delhi
Babies have varying stool colours tanging from greenish to yellow to dark yellow
Dark colour is due to iron
Dont worry about colour if the baby is feeding well and playful and active
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