What causes sticky stool in infant?
Patient: i have a baby 20 days old baby.she was giving stools 3-4 times aday. about 5-6 days ago she stopped passing stools. i treated her 2 time with glicerin candel (i m sorry - i don t know the english word for it),and she passed stooles very smelly and look like paste..but she just gave the one stool at the time and then stopped. the doctor gave her magnezium milk,she is treated for 3 days with no help. she is having lot of stumack pain,pushing her legs ,not sleeping and crying a lot - mainly in night. she is breastfeeded.i m smoking about 5-6 cigarretts a day,does this have any conaction??? shuold i be worried for her? what can i do? Doctor: Hi,Thanks and welcome to healthcare magic.Sticky stools with smell may occur if fat content is more.It may be due to glycerine suppository also..crying of your baby may be due to infantile colick.Colimex-DF 5 drops 3-4 times daily may give relief.Hope this answer serves your purpose .Please feel free to ask further queries if any.Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.