Parents can understand whether their baby's body is healthy by observing the stool characteristics and color. If there are abnormal changes in stool characteristics, such as dark colored stool, it may indicate that there are health problems with the digestive system. So, what is the reason for the baby's black stool?
1. Black stool in babies may be due to physiological reasons. If you consume foods with high levels of pigments in your daily diet, or eat some animal blood products or animal liver, it can cause blackening in your recent bowel movements.
2. If the baby suffers from certain diseases, taking bismuth based drugs or iron supplements for babies with iron deficiency anemia can also cause changes in stool color, often presenting as gray black stool or slightly black stool. After stopping taking these medications, the color of stool will gradually return to normal.
3. Pathological factors should also be considered for black stool. If the baby suffers from upper gastrointestinal diseases and has bleeding, it can also cause dark colored stools or black stools. For example, bleeding from the esophagus, duodenum, stomach, or digestive tract ulcers. In addition, diseases such as allergic purpura and aplastic anemia can also cause black stool.
4. If the baby's stool turns black, after ruling out dietary and medication factors, they should immediately go to the hospital for treatment, promptly identify the cause of black stool, and receive correct treatment.
