How often should toddler's poop?

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asked May 27, 2022 in Toddler/Preschooler by Vandrigift (820 points)
How often should toddler's poop?

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answered May 28, 2022 by Tarabaesing (2,090 points)
Toddler's should normally poop once or twice per day or sometimes more depending on the toddlers diet.

However it's perfectly normal and okay if your toddler only poops once a day or once every few days or so.

As long as your toddlers is pooping at least every few days or so and it hasn't been longer than a week since your toddler has pooped then they likely are okay and not constipated.

It is normal for a child to poop 5 times per day and sometimes more.

It's also normal for a child to poop once or twice per day and sometimes go a few days or so without pooping.

The more fiber intake the child eats the more they will need to poop and the less fiber they eat the less they need to poop.

Some people poop once per day, some people 3 to 5 times per day and some people go as long as a few days to a week without pooping.

The less fiber you consume the less often you'll usually need to poop and the more fiber you eat the more often you'll need to poop.

Healthy poop should appear as and look like a sausage or log with a smooth surface and be relatively easy to pass and be brown in color.

However healthy poop can be either brown or even green in color and still be healthy.

A healthy poop, should reflect a mixture of all the colors of the food you eat and that bile.

Almost any shade of brown, or even green, is considered OK.

Normal poop color is brown.

This is due to the presence of bile in the stool.

Normal poop color can range from light yellow to brown to almost black.

However if your poop is red, maroon, black, clay-colored, pale, yellow, or green this may signify a problem.

Bile from the liver creates the typical brown hue of a healthy bowel movement.

When the poop is very pale, it often means that not enough bile is reaching the poop.

 Problems with the gallbladder, pancreas, or liver are reasons why poop may not contain enough bile.

Normally poop should be brown, have a peanut-butter texture, and look like a sausage.

If you have abnormal colors, it may be due to something you ingested.

But it may also be due to serious illness.

If it's abnormal once, it's likely nothing to worry about.

Symptoms of an intestinal blockage include severe belly pain or cramping, vomiting, not being able to pass stool or gas, and other signs of belly distress.

Floating poop is often an indication of high fat content, which can be a sign of malabsorption, a condition in which you can't absorb enough fat and other nutrients from the food you're ingesting.

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