White feces of a young child

White feces in a small child, as a rule, indicate the onset of a disease. Often this symptom indicates serious disturbances in the digestive tract. If white stool appears regularly, you should consult a doctor.

This symptom can manifest itself as a reaction of the baby's organism, which is on artificial feeding, into separate mixtures for baby food. White feces often appear during the introduction of complementary foods, as well as teething. In older children, such a manifestation may be a sign of excessive ingestion of calcium, which is present in dairy products. White feces also appear in many cases after the consumption of carbohydrates. This is due to the fact that the child's body is not able to process them up to a certain period. Therefore, cause white stool causes may be different. All of the above factors are not classified as dangerous.

However, as practice shows, many parents, when a white feces appear in a baby, first of all suspect hepatitis. At the same time, they begin to look for other characteristic manifestations of jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin) on the baby's body. It should be noted that these symptoms do not always immediately accompany the disease - they can appear much later. And about hepatitis, in this case, only white color of feces will speak. However, we should not make hasty conclusions. The exact diagnosis is made only by the doctor after carrying out the necessary studies.

In addition, white diarrhea can indicate a violation of the gallbladder, more specifically a partial or complete obstruction in the biliary tract. White feces is due to bile. If its outflow does not occur, then the masses become lighter.

Feces can acquire white color under the influence of individual medications or due to dehydration of the body. The symptom is also characteristic for rotavirus infection. However, concomitant manifestations are vomiting, temperature, sore throat and reddening of the mucosa.

Feces of white color in an adult often indicates serious diseases. In this case, of course, we should pay attention to the fact that people used to eat the previous three days.

Very frequent causes of cola staining white are problems with the liver, bile ducts or pancreas. According to a number of specialists and some adult patients, the condition is manifested after eating butter, sour cream, fat and other products with high fat content. In addition to liquid consistency and white color, this chair has a very unpleasant smell. It should be noted that in such cases, as a rule, pancreatic diseases are diagnosed. In any case, to clarify the diagnosis it is necessary to conduct certain laboratory studies.

When using medicines, both in children and adults, feces can turn white. To drugs that provoke this symptom, primarily include anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, as well as drugs, whose action is aimed at fighting gout and others.

When the white feces are first detected, do not panic immediately. Experts recommend to watch its consistency and color for a while. As a rule, five to six days is enough. However, the normal color of the stool appears after two to three days. If the condition persists, consult a doctor. If the condition is a consequence of the development of any disease, it will persist for a long time. In this self-treatment is unacceptable. Qualified help is needed.