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Hemsi-PD & foul brown stool
Hello, My 5 month old baby girl was prescribed 0.5ml of Hemsi-PD iron. When I started giving her, she had foul smelling dark greenish brown stool with mucus. When checked with the paediatrician, I was asked to reduce the dose to 0.3ml as there shouldn't be any mucus in stool. I started giving 0.3ml but the issue persists. Her stool was the same foul smelling with mucus. When I stopped iron drops, the stool was back to normal, mustard yellow with no foul smell. Does this mean she's allergic to Hemsi-PD? We reduced the dose further to 0.2ml and now the stool is foul smelling greenish brown but no mucus. However, she has been pooping for 4-5 times than when not consumed. She's fussy while feeding. Her stomach is growling. We have checked it a couple of times, this happens only when we give iron. Kindly advise! Thank you!
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Iron syrup is known to cause darkening of stools and sometimes mucoid stools as well. This is a common side effect and its nothing to worry about... Also, iron syrups tends to taste bitter, so children may be fussy to take it... You may consider changing the brand of iron syrup..
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