Question
Which symptom is more severe when mucus and blood threads appear in an infant’s stool?
Answer
The presence of blood threads in an infant’s stool is relatively more severe. This could be due to an overly concentrated formula, leading to dry stool and subsequently damaging the infant’s anus. It is important to maintain warmth in the infant’s abdomen. Normally, an infant’s stool is slightly green. However, breastfed infants’ stool is alkaline and may further reduce to form colorless bile pigments, thus the stool color is lighter.