Grayish-white stools in babies are mainly considered to be caused by indigestion or biliary obstruction.
1. Indigestion: Indigestion in babies can lead to an imbalance of intestinal flora, which causes a change in the shape of the stool and may result in grayish-white stools. Generally speaking, the frequency of grayish-white stools caused by indigestion is low.
2. Biliary obstruction: If the frequency and duration of grayish-white stools are long, you need to consider the possibility of biliary obstruction. When the bile duct is obstructed, the bilirubin in bile can not be discharged into the digestive tract smoothly, resulting in reduced synthesis of fecal bile, and the color of stool becomes grayish-white.
In addition, bile duct obstruction may be accompanied by other symptoms, such as jaundice, liver function abnormalities.
If your baby’s stool is grayish-white in color, there may be other reasons, so we suggest that you go to the hospital in time to have a thorough examination to identify the cause of the problem, and then give targeted treatment under the guidance of your doctor.