What is black mucus in newborn stool?

Neonatal stool appears as black viscous substance may be meconium, improper diet, gastrointestinal bleeding and other reasons.

1,

meconium will exist in the intestinal tract of newborns, generally discharged shortly after birth, meconium color is dark, may be black, dark green, etc., texture is more viscous.

2, improper diet

due to poor digestive function of newborns, if the mother's milk fat content is high, may not be fully digested and absorbed, resulting in changes in stool characteristics and color.

3, gastrointestinal bleeding

neonatal digestive tract damage, bleeding, blood and feces discharged together, after oxidation will appear as black viscous stool.