2 of my 3 children (ages 3 and 7) have had bright green bowel movements within the past week. Are they eating too much of something?
2007-01-18 02:12:00 · 14 answers · asked by Suzanne 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Yes. FOOD COLORING....this always happens to my kids when they eat Fruity Pebbles or Froot Loops for a few breakfasts...seriously if they are eating brightly highly colored cereals like these cut them out for a few days an see what happens...then if you want to know for sure if that was the cause introduce them again...
2007-01-18 02:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by Proud Mommy of 6 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
he has eaten or drank something with an artificial blue colouring if the colour is bright green. If it's a darker green (army green) then it may be a sign of infection.. but most of the time it's a blue juicebox or something.. the body can't break-down artificial blue colouring
2016-05-24 03:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them to the doctors, they might have salmonella. When my daughter was 7months old (she is 12 now) she had this bright green stools and in hospital they diagnosed salmonella. To the day I do not know from where she got it as she was breastfeeding and only taking baby cereals. Her symptoms were green stools, high temperature after a few days and vomiting. Usually when one sibling has it the rest get infected with it, they need to go to the doctors just to be on the safe side. If they come up positive with antibiotics they will be fine although it takes a while to clear.
2007-01-18 02:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by superstar68 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My daughter had the same problem and the doctor told us it was infection.When a child poops like that there's only two things wrong. One being the infection and the other the other being too much colored consumption.whether it be cereal,juices,kool-aids, high amounts of food coloring will also change the color of it.
2007-01-18 02:24:02 · answer #4 · answered by rick b 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's definitely food coloring. Fruity Pebbles, Candy, Kool Aid...Don't worry, my kids had that issue too, and the doctor told me it was ok, that it had to do with food coloring.
2007-01-18 07:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by Chiken Little 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be anything from a virus to something they ate. Do they drink a lot of Kool-aid or apple juice or grape juice? That could be a culprit.
2007-01-18 04:22:51 · answer #6 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LOL!! Sorry....... I had the same problem with my daughter when she discovered "Fruity Pebbles" about a year ago (she's now 3 1/2). I owuld tend to say limit foods with green food coloring in them.
2007-01-18 02:24:56 · answer #7 · answered by marinewife117 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That happened with my daughter when she was drinking to much Kool-Aid but with her it was Blue! Just cut down on whatever their eating or drink that is that color and it will go away.
2007-01-18 03:10:41 · answer #8 · answered by jenpoesavon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's something they are eating, but completely normal!
My kids always got a kick out of it - my son used to say he had pooped a turtle!
2007-01-18 02:31:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm with cheriberi, sounds like too much kiddie cerals.
2007-01-18 19:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋