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[|Human|] My 3 month old baby is having green mucusy stoll. Stoll test found white blood cells (30-50). She is gaining weight (5.7kg) , chubby, and happy. Her stool has been taken to caltivated. Meanwhile, the doctor has prescribe antibiotics for her. I am reluctant to give it to her if unnecessary as I have a feeling that she has an allergy to food through my having my breast milk. Will she still need to take the antibiotics if that is the case or could she take bioflor ? Thank you
[|AI|]  Thank you for posting your question. Greenish mucoid stools are an absolutely normal occurrence in an exclusively breastfed infant and so is increased stool frequency(up to 20 times a day may be considered normal). This is because of a phenomenon known as gastronomic reflex which causes reflex defecation in response to feed. Here the contents of the intestine do not get time to change color and are excreted in the same color as they are found in the small intestine. Thus, if your child is being exclusively breasted, these symptoms are to be taken as normal especially in the face if a happy and normally growing child. Thus, antibiotics are not indicated. Also, since it is a normal occurrence, probiotics like bicolor are also not indicated. If it is the stool report that is causing the confusion then repeating the report before starting antibiotics would be my suggestion. Having said, so I would suggest you also keep a watch on your children symptoms. Any change, decreased feeding, decreased urine output or activity, faltering in weight gain should be reported and dealt with immediately.