#askthe expert My 7 months old is constipated from few days, passing very hard stool after putting lot of pressure. The colour also is on the darker side, near to black and today it was like this. If anyone can please suggest looking at the poop colour

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after introducing weaning food and complementary food it is important to see that the food you have introduced should not cause constipation or gas formation in the child.
it is important to introduce fiber diet and plenty of water for the child in the form of pulses cereals vegetables and fruits.s
you can add papaya pear oats which will help in decreasing the chances of constipation.
Give plenty of water to drink 
if the problem continues your doctor will add constipation medicine like polythene glycol. s

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Constipation is completely normal in this age so there is nothing for you to be worried in that and the stool colour can vary from green yellow to brown and grey and sometimes black also would be normal till the time it is not red and white there is no issue associated with it