What’s wrong with black scum in baby’s poop?

Black scum in baby’s stool may be related to eating blood products, indigestion and gastrointestinal bleeding.
1. Eating blood products: If parents add complementary foods to their babies and choose blood products, such as duck blood, pig blood, etc., the oxidation of iron in the intestinal tract will appear as black scum in the stool.
2. Indigestion: If parents feed their children too much, resulting in indigestion, the accumulation of food in the intestines will also appear in the stool black scum.
3. Gastrointestinal bleeding: If the child has gastrointestinal bleeding, it will also cause black scum in the stool, usually accompanied by pain and discomfort.
There may be other reasons for the black scum in the baby’s stool, it is recommended to take the baby to the hospital in time, complete the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or treatment under the guidance of the doctor.