What color stool in an infant is normal or abnormal?

37-year-old womana year ago

Hello, for the past week my 10 month old baby has been having beige and green stools. I have been cutting down on breastfeeding to give him more cow's milk for about a week and was wondering if this was the cause. He drinks about 10 oz of cow's milk at night only. During the day I still breastfeed him.

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Sarah-Yan Chagnon · a year ago

Hello,

The color of a child's stool is very variable and can change whenever there is a change in diet, including a change in milk or the introduction of new foods. The colors that are not normal in a baby are red/black (possible presence of blood) or white/pale gray.

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Sarah-Yan Chagnon, pharmacist

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