When does green bowel movement require treatment? | Green bowel movement in the baby

When does green bowel movement require treatment?

In rare cases, green bowel movements can already indicate a disturbance of the digestive tract or metabolism in babies. For example, diseases of the liver and gallbladder as well as the pancreas can lead to green bowel movements, as the digestion, especially of fats in the intestine, cannot proceed completely. Such a stool change requires treatment.

Food intolerances can also cause a green bowel movement.The green bowel movement usually occurs in connection with the first fed pap food. However, stool changes are nothing unusual when changing the diet and are usually not a reason for treatment. However, if weight loss, abdominal pain, vomiting, etc.

occur at the same time, the cause of the green bowel movement should be clarified and treated if necessary. If the green bowel movement occurs with diarrhoea, treatment should also be given. In most cases, symptomatic therapy with sufficient fluid is sufficient, more rarely fluid must also be administered via the vein, and sometimes it is also necessary to treat the pathogens, for example with antibiotics.

Duration and prognosis of green stool in the baby

Green bowel movements in babies can be perfectly normal, in which case there are variations in the color and consistency of the bowel movements, the color usually changes only when the food is changed. In the case of disease-related green bowel movements, the color of the stool usually returns to normal as the disease heals. Only in rare cases does green bowel movement indicate a serious disease with a long to chronic course and a worse prognosis.