Are green poops normal for 5 month olds?

Question

My son has been having green poops for 4 days. He has had tempra lately to battle a fever from teething. Is this the cause or is he lacking something?

Answer 1

Green bowel movements are usually the sign of a virus. That would explain the fever, too.

Answer 2

If you have the occasional green stool—don't panic! Most likely it is normal, and there is a perfectly reasonable explanation. Think about the foods you ate, any vitamins or supplements you took—even if they're not green in color.

There can be many reasons why stool appears to be green. The first and most obvious reason is eating green foods. Green, leafy vegetables contain chlorophyll which could be coloring the stool green. Foods with dark purple coloring like Kool-Aid, popsicles, and gelatin (Jell-O) can also result in rainbow-colored stools. Iron supplements or even foods that are rich in iron can also give stool a green tinge.

Stool can also appear green for physical reasons, and not just from what you've been eating.

We think of a healthy stool as being brown. Bile that is secreted in the first part of the small intestine is actually green. As stool is digested and passed through the large intestine it is turned into a darker brown color.

If stool is still green by the time it is excreted, it could mean that it went through the large intestine too fast to be changed in color. This is often called "rapid transit" or "decreased colonic transit time" and diarrhea that is green in color could be the result.

In breast-fed babies, green stool is a normal occurrence, especially right after delivery. In older children, the reason could be food-related as described above, or even from non-food items. Eating or sucking on colored non-food items such as crayons might also turn stools different colors.

If green stool continues, or your bowel habits have changed in other ways, you may want to call your doctor. This is especially true if you are experiencing diarrhea which can be an indication of other problems or could lead to dehydration.
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I have consulted with a doctor, a physiologist and a microbiologist on this question, and the following summarizes their answers:
Healthy people can have green poop if they eat a diet rich in leafy green vegetables, or if they consume large quantities of food coloring (in ice cream, cake frosting etc.).
Green poop can also be caused by excess iron in the diet, from dietary supplements, for example. If the body does not absorb all the iron consumed, the iron may stain the poop green, the color of iron (II) salts. Ordinarily, the green color may be masked by the normal brown poop color, but if digestion is thrown off by illness so that bilirubin is less concentrated in the intestine, the green color may become apparent. This can happen when a person is afflicted with diarrhea.
Green poop in sick babies may come from iron in baby formula not being properly absorbed, or by green pigments in bile salts (again, green from iron).

Answer 3

Homeopathic treatment for green diarrhea :-
CHAMOMILLA 30C will cure all your babies troubles related to teething and the baby will sleep calmly and feed without throwing up or diarrhea. Thrice a day is the regular dosage for all babies and infants.
In homeopathy it is said that babies cant explain their feelings if they are restless bilious and have digestive problems wile teething accompanied by green poop their mother should know that the baby needs CHAMOMILLA .
Moreover:-
BIO PLASGEN 21 is specifically made for teething babies it helps ease the irritation and the accompanying vomiting,indigestion and restless and fever in teething babies and if despite this the baby is restless crying and bilious CHAMOMILLA 30C thrice a day will cure most of the babies troubles if accompanied by restlessness and irritability !
Read about this remedy CHAMOMILLA :-
http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/c/cha...
Take care and God Bless you and your baby !

Answer 4

I have four kids and I have seen a rainbow of colors in poops.. Have you tried any new foods? Certain foods will change the color as will some medicines. Iron tends to make it look dark. I wouldn't worry unless it had blood in it. If you feel uncomfortable call your pediatrician.

Answer 5

I say yes. It can be green if it goes through his system faster than normal, which might be from whatever is causing the fever.

Answer 6

Anytime you are not sure about your child's health or well-being you should check with your doctor. However, I remember when my daughters were that age and were eating spinach or green bean baby food or anything that was green in color, they would produce green stool. Certain medications that children take may also result in unusual coloring in their feces.

Answer 7

what kind of foods are you feeding him?? Sometimes what you feed a baby will make their poops funny. If you're giving him anything for the fever that could make his poops funny too.

Answer 8

I believe it's normal for the teething process to have loose stools and such but I'm not a doctor so you might want to check with one.

Answer 9

Can bee quite normal. Green pea baby food can come out green!

Answer 10

any time i gave my kids grape kool aid they pooped green they can not process the food dyes. if you gave him ANYTHING with artificial coloring it can have an affect.