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Question
Hello doctor,
I have some questions to ask you! My baby is 4.5 months old. But the baby's bowel movements are often accompanied by mucus and the smell of feces is very rotten. The doctor asked me to ask if it is dangerous for a newborn to pass stools containing mucus with a smell?
Do Linh (1995)
Answer
Answered by Master. Doctor Vu Quoc Anh - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question: "Is it dangerous for a newborn baby to have mucus-containing stools with a smell?" The doctor's answer is as follows:
Your baby is 4.5 months old exclusively breastfed or is formula fed. The baby's condition has been like this since birth and there is no change in the number of bowel movements and the nature of the stool, the baby is still gaining weight and all activities are normal, you should not worry, that is completely normal with little.
In case the baby's new condition appears, the number of bowel movements increases, the stool characteristics change, and the baby does not gain weight, you need to go to the doctor for timely treatment.
If you still have questions about your newborn's stools containing mucus with a smell, you can take your baby to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for examination. Thank you for your interest and question to Vinmec.
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