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Baby Stool (Poop) Colors

When the infant is born, the stool is greenish black, thick and sticky. It is called 'Meconium'. After two or three days, you will never see it again.

Breast fed Infants

The breast fed infants pass a yellowish color stool looks like thin 'Kadi' (Yogurt Chickpea flour Soup). The stool is passed after each feeding. Sometimes, it is completely absorbed and may not be passed for days.

Formula fed Infants

The formula fed infants pass a greenish color, to the consistency of a paste.

Solids

When an infant starts to eat solids, the color of stool is largely determined by the foods. The stool may pick up yellow, green, brown, or orange colors from foods. The texture will depend on the amount of fiber present in diet.

Warning Colors

Pale Chalky white

No bile from liver to digest food

Tarry Black

Blood in the digestive tract, turned black as it traveled down the intestines

Red Blood in stool

Bleeding in lower intestine or rectum. May be due dairy intake of the mother.

Watery stool and Greener than normal

Most likely Diarrhea in breast fed infants

Hard, pellet - like, presence of blood or mucous

Most likely Constipation. Black stool during constipation may be due to Iron drops.

Green, frothy stools

Imbalance of Hindmilk and Foremilk. The foremilk is low calorie high lactose milk that can cause gas, loose stool and colic.

Green, mucus-y stool

Mal-absorption in the intestines due to virus or large production of saliva during teething.

Oily or Greasy

Problem with nutrient absorptions