Hi, i have a 5.5 months baby, still completely on breast feeding, he is doing green potty last ~1 month or more, i gave him medicine and antibiotic as well last time as he had fever but still he continued to pass green stool with foam. i stopped eating chanadal. in between he stopped passing stool for 1-2 days then i ate chanadal he again started green stool so again i stopped eating same. in last week i started him water which boiled and then cold and later on started moong dal water , after taking moong dal water he again started doing green stool.Please suggest how to cure same and when shall i start him food other than breast milk and what should i give him?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. What your kid is having is not a diarrhea and is only a gastronomic reflux. It is quite common for babies of this age group t pass small amount of diarrhea or loose stools soon after feeds. This need not be treated as diarrhea and especially antibiotics are not indicated. When the baby takes milk, the stomach expands - then when it is contracting it sets off a wave form which moves down the intestines and when that wave reaches the lower down rectum, a small quantity of the stool is evacuated out. This is the basis for gastronomic reflex. Do not worry. Unless the kids having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. Hope my answer was helpful for you.  I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.