Know your baby's health through their feces color.
In the baby's diaper hides information about the number, color and consistency of dirt left behind. Discoloration, diarrhea and bowel movement frequency can tell your baby's health."Information from the dirt lot and it depends from what to eat," said Kenneth Wible, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri and medical directors of pediatrics at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City.
Babies who are breastfed generally have more impurities and are thinner than formula-fed infants. However, the amount of dirt five to six stools per day are quite normal.
According to Barry Steinmetz, MD, a gastroenterology expert at the Miller children Children's hospital of Long Beach Calif0rnia, the frequency of bowel movements in children varies widely. "Some children will rise to seven or eight times a day," he said. Other babies may be every day.
What are the contents of baby diapers to say about health? When do have to worry about what's in the diaper? The following expert advice is quoted from WebMD.
Consistency
Most parents are worried because their baby-faced look red like pain when pooping. Face indicates tense and constipation, but it's not always constipated.
"That's because babies do not know how to encourage and contract the abdominal muscles. And again, they are not assisted by gravity as when you sit on the toilet, "said Steinmetz.
But at the age of one year, most children have learned and know how to contract your abdominal muscles and no longer show the face of such pain.
Signs of diarrhea
When experiencing diarrhea, parents are sometimes difficult to know what they are facing due to dirt basically baby soft. Figuring out the subtle changes in infant feces is often considered a waste of time.
Call your doctor immediately if there is diarrhea, especially in newborns. It can signify something more serious, such as viruses or other systemic diseases that are harmful to children who are very young.
Pay Attention to Your Baby's Feces Color
What colors does it mean?
Frequent stools change color but for the majority of cases, it does not need to worry about. "Color is not much to do with anything except the food transit time (in the baby's system) and bile that comes through the digestive tract," says Steinmetz.
Change the color of stools showed:
1. Yellow means the milk moves through the baby's digestive system quickly.
2. When the process slows down, the dirt becomes green and nothing to worry parents.
3. When more slowly, the dirt turns into brown.
"That is why babies often have yellow colored feces, because they have a very fast transit time," said Steinmetz.
Colors that need attention
The main colors that should receive the attention of parents and get immediate help pediatricians are white, red and black.
1. White droppings indicate an infection or bile problems, fluid produced by the liver to aid digestion.
2. Black indicates digested blood participated in the gastrointestinal tract
3. Red indicates that fresh blood could come from the colon or rectum.
Sometimes a newborn in maternal blood swallowed during feeding because their breasts skin damage. The blood appeared with their feces. It does not need to worry about and the doctor can perform a simple test to say that the blood belongs to whom.
Sometimes, slimy green color can be caused by a virus that primarily affects infants. If your child has a green manure and symptoms of diarrhea, fever, or irritability, contact your pediatrician.
Solids and the changes resulting from.
When your child starts eating solid foods expect more consistency and dung discoloration of your child. "When will change is unpredictable, but it will change," said Steinmetz.
Typical sign that really need to worry about in the dirt baby is blood in the stools, vomiting blood and abdominal bloating. If there is a problem that keeps you awake at night, do not hesitate to contact your doctor.
