blood in poo

[FScott30]

Hi, I am a bit concerned. I have a three month old baby and he has had green mucousy poo along with a cold for about a week. Yesterday there was a small speck of blood in the poo. Any advice / similar experience / knowledge? Many thanks

[TallulahTwinkletoes]

How was his poo today?

Is he breast fed? Have you eaten anything red?

It is more than likely simply a big poo that caused a tear.

[FScott30]

his poo was fine today, actually yellow now whereas it has been green for a week

[noblegiraffe]

Mucousy poo with a cold is normal, it's just the snot that they swallow. There could have been some blood in his snot, or he could have a small cut on his bottom. Was the blood bright red and on top of the poo?

I'd keep an eye on it and go back to the doc if there are more bloody nappies, but for one I wouldn't worry.

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

When DD was a few weeks old she had green poo for a while and bad nappy rash with it. Once there was a little squirt of fresh red blood in the poo, which I believe was from the internal irritation caused by the acidic green poo. Like nappy rash inside. It didn't happen again.

Does your DS have signs of nappy rash?

[FScott30]

no he does not have signs of nappy rash, although he has been pooing a lot!

[lisaloulou84]

Has he had any immunisations recently? My DS had his following his 3 or 4 months jabs, can't remember which!

[RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime]

If he's been pooing a lot there probably is some irritation just inside. I wouldn't worry about it as a one-off.