What happens to newborns with black stools?

Neonatal black stool may be due to discharge stool, eating iron-containing milk powder and gastrointestinal bleeding and other reasons.

1, discharge stool within a

few days after birth, the discharge stool is black, which is caused by fetal ingestion of amniotic fluid, usually in 2-3 days after birth.

2, eating iron-containing milk powder

If the newborn eats iron-containing milk powder, it may lead to black stool, which is because iron in the intestine after oxidation will become black.

3, gastrointestinal bleeding

If the newborn after birth for a long time black stool, may be caused by gastrointestinal bleeding. This situation is usually due to necrotic enteritis, acute gastroenteritis, coagulation disorders caused by gastrointestinal bleeding, blood discharged with the stool, resulting in black stool.