Young mothers are always very sensitive to the health of their baby, especially if it's their first-born. Of course, they do not ignore children's feces, because changes in its frequency, color and consistency can talk about malfunctions with the health of the baby.
Of course, it is very difficult to talk about a certain norm of stool indicators in children up to a year, especially if they are breastfed. But some parameters still exist. So, immediately after birth and in the first days of his life the child defecates with meconium - the original feces, dark brown color, viscous and dense, like fuel oil. At 3-4 days of life, transitional feces are formed. In this case, the options are possible: fragments of mucus, yellow and green impregnations, and even white lumps can also be present in the stool of the newborn.
Despite the fact that the standard of color and density and in this delicate question, of course, does not exist, any mom will become alarmed when she sees a white chair from her child. The first thing that comes to mind is hepatitis. Really scary, but before you panic, you need to try to figure out why the child had a white chair and whether this phenomenon is a one-time or permanent nature.
Causes of white stools in children
If the light stools were once and do not repeat, then, most likely, the reason for the appearance of a white chair in your child was:
- staining of feces in light color under the influence of a certain milk mixture, if the child is on artificial feeding;
- getting into the body of a large amount of calcium, if the baby already eats adult food;
- excessive consumption of carbohydrates, which the body can not rework and assimilate;
- teething.
Thus, we see that some of the reasons for this phenomenon do not cause fear and are easily eliminated without the help of a doctor by adjusting the nutrition and eating habits of the child.
Possible diseases with white stools in children
But if a white chair in a child repeats itself and assumes a systematic character, most likely this is not a reaction to food and the baby's health is not in order. Especially should guard the white liquid stool. Perhaps, there are serious malfunctions in the digestive system, gallbladder and liver. You should immediately consult a specialist in order to exclude or confirm the presence of the following diseases:
- hepatitis. The assumption of hepatitis appears first of all, since the main symptoms of this disease have been hammered into the head, perhaps, all without exception even in school. So, the agitated mother begins to intensively monitor the baby, in order to detect other signs: darkening of the urine, yellowing of the skin and eyes. However, the absence of these manifestations does not mean that there is no disease - for a long time white feces can remain the only symptom of hepatitis. In any case, only the doctor will be able to confirm or deny this version after carrying out the necessary tests;
- partial or complete obstruction of the biliary tract. The fact is that kala, in addition to everything else, gives color to bile, and if its outflow is disturbed, it becomes discolored, becomes white;
- dehydration and taking some medications can also cause the child to have a white stool;
- Dysbacteriosis is another reason. In this case, changes in the color of the stool are accompanied by pains in the abdomen and its swelling;
- Rotavirus infection often provokes white liquid stool in a child. It is also characterized by an increase in temperature, diarrhea, vomiting.
Thus, we see that the appearance of a white stool in a child may indicate both a simple reaction to changes in the diet or dentition of the teeth, as well as serious diseases, the diagnosis of which should immediately consult a doctor.