ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2026
Green Stool Predominance in Babies and Subsequent Bowel Function at 1-2 Years of Age.
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aimTo study the relationship between bowel function after birth and at 1-2 years of age in the prospective HELMi cohort of term infants.
methodsWe focused on infants with predominantly green stools (n = 152) for three consecutive weeks in early life and their sex, age, and delivery mode-matched controls (n = 300), and evaluated bowel function at 1-2 years. We also evaluated bowel function in babies who had cried the most (n = 179) and compared the findings with the rest of the cohort (n = 689).
resultsThere were no alarming signs of gastrointestinal dysfunction in any of the infants. Infants with green stools in early life had 1.5-2 times more reports of abdominal symptoms at 1-2 years compared to controls (p < 0.005), and stool-mucus was twice as frequent at 1 year (p < 0.05). Compared to controls, 1-year-old infants who cried most as babies had a higher frequency of defecation (a median of 14 per week [IQR 8-17] vs. 12 [IQR 7-15]; p < 0.05) and showed twice as frequent stool-mucus at 1 year (p < 0.05).
conclusionIn healthy term babies, occasional abdominal pain or predominantly green stools were associated with benign gastrointestinal symptoms in later infancy. This functional variation may reflect altered microbiota, warranting further research.
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