ExpertDr Disha PatelAyurvedic Physician3 years agoA. not normal, common cause of blood in an infant’s stool is a slight anal tear (fissure) from baby straining with the passage of the stool- give soft fibrous diet.
Another common cause of blood in the stools of infants is food allergies- Try to rule out allergent food substance and avoid give it.
Occasionally, blood in the stool may be due to breastmilk oversupply.
If mom has a cracked nipple or other bleeding, then baby may ingest some blood from mom (this is not harmful to baby), which may show up in baby’s stool.
It may be lactose intollrance.
Talk to baby’s doctor if there is blood in baby’s stool, but whether or not this requires an emergency visit would depend upon your child’s behavior.
POOJA KOTHARIMom of a 8 yr 5 m old boy3 years agoA. Babies 6 to 12 months can have two to four ounces of apple, pear or prune juice a day until their stools soften. “The sugars in juice basically bring water into the bowel to help soften the bowel movement,
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