Does a child's thick stool mean his intestines are thick?

Sometimes parents find that their children's stools are relatively coarse. If the child does not have other symptoms at this time, such as no symptoms of blood in the stool, no fever, etc., as long as there are no special symptoms, there is no need to worry too much. Generally, this is a relatively normal situation. The appearance of coarse stools may be related to eating too much fiber-containing food. You should pay attention to your diet.

If your baby has these symptoms during bowel movement, see a doctor immediately

1. Red stool is usually a sign of bleeding. 2. The presence of coffee-like brown particles in the stool may be a sign of old blood being discharged from the intestine. 3. Black stool. When the baby has passed meconium and then black stool appears, it is also a sign of intestinal bleeding. 4. White stool.

These conditions of baby's stool are normal variations

Meconium: Meconium is the normal feces of newborns. It is mainly formed by the fluid swallowed by the baby, metabolic waste from the developing intestines and other substances produced in the intestines. Therefore, the feces of the baby within the first 2 to 3 days after birth are the waste accumulated in the mother's body during the 10 months of pregnancy. It is generally dark green paste-like feces. When these wastes are discharged, the color and properties of the stool will change. Stool of breastfed babies: Breastfed babies often have yellow, ointment-like stools. Sometimes after the mother eats certain foods, the baby's stool will turn green or brown, and sometimes milk curds can be seen. The baby may have 4 to 10 bowel movements a day. Stool of formula-fed babies: The stool is usually green and uniform in texture, sometimes yellow and brown. The stool pattern may vary depending on the type of formula fed to the baby. Stools occur 1 to 4 times a day.