After food is eaten into the body, nutrients will be absorbed and used by the body, and the rest of the waste and residue that is not fully digested and absorbed will become excrement, and toxins and waste will be excreted through feces to form a normal, healthy body cycle. Therefore, whether the baby’s stool is normal or not is a barometer of the baby’s health. By observing the baby’s stool, such as color, shape, and frequency, you can understand the baby’s physical condition and use it as a basis for determining whether the child is sick. Changes in stool As long as the child is normal, there is no need to be concerned about any changes in the child’s stool. A change in color is not a serious problem; a slightly dry and thin texture does not indicate that there is something wrong with your child. If you are unsure, consult your doctor, community nurse or physician, who will be more than willing to help you. Occasional thinning of stool does not indicate any abnormality or infection, but if the stool is watery, accompanied by a sudden change in color, a change in smell and an increase in the number of bowel movements, be sure to contact your doctor, especially if you suspect that your child is ill. In general, changes in the number and color of bowel movements do not indicate anything wrong, but the smell and the amount of water in the stool may say a lot. As your child grows, different foods that your child eats, such as certain fruits or vegetables, can cause a change in stool. If your child’s stool becomes loose after eating a certain food, it is important to not give your child that food for a few days and then add a small amount of that food after a period of time. Please note that beetroot can cause a change in the color of the stool and that the stool can turn brown or green when it comes in contact with air. What can cause green stools? 1, breast-fed children have green stools The color of the stool is closely related to the chemical changes in the bile. The bile in the upper part of the small intestine contains bilirubin and bilirubin, making the stool yellow-green. When the stool is pushed to the colon, the biliverdin is converted to bilirubin by reduction, and then the stool is yellow. The stool of breastfed children is acidic, and under the action of intestinal bacteria, part of the bilirubin is transformed into biliverdin, making the discharged stool light green, which is a normal phenomenon. If the baby eats milk well, the whole body condition is normal, the new mother can not worry, this is only a temporary phenomenon, as the baby grows up, there will be progress. 2, cold The child’s milk is a little cold or the child’s abdomen, feet cold may be green stool. This is because the cold will cause intestinal peristalsis too fast, in the colon bilirubin can not be reduced to bilirubin, so appear green. This is one of the common causes of green stools. Green stools caused by this cause may also have symptoms such as a cold. If you only have green stools, keep your abdomen warm, especially at night, and you will recover in a few days. If there are cold symptoms, symptomatic treatment for cold should be carried out at the same time. 3, hunger Some babies do not eat enough, hunger will make the intestinal peristalsis accelerated, green stool, the baby because of hunger there are crying and restless performance, easy to distinguish from other described situation. This situation can be solved by increasing the amount of milk and letting the baby eat enough. 4, to strengthen the iron formula artificially fed children’s stool is alkaline, can make part of the fecal bilirubin further transformed into fecal bilinogen, fecal bilinogen is colorless, so the stool is mostly light yellow. If the iron in the formula your baby eats is not completely absorbed, it will also make his stools green. What should I pay attention to when taking care of my baby’s stool? 1, do not sit on the potty for a long time When defecating, do not let the baby sit on the pot for a long time, and do not distract him, otherwise the weak baby may prolapse. 2, do not hold it when you want to poop Once the baby wants to poop, whether it is sleeping or eating, parents do not let the child hold it. Otherwise, in the long run will cause constipation and defecation difficulties. 3, regular and regular bowel movements Give your baby the habit of regular and regular bowel movements, defecation is a kind of detoxification behavior, can take away human toxins, regular defecation is necessary. Parents should also pay attention to observe the baby’s bowel habits, so as to better understand the baby. So, whether the stool is green or not is not a big problem, you just need to look at the number of times your child’s stool and the nature of the stool if it is normal, there is no need to worry about it.