ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An infant feeding entirely on the mother’s milk passes stools that are coloured yellow. What is the reason for this?
A
Casein
B
Bile pigments
C
Pancreatic pigments
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The yellow colour of the stool is due to the presence of bile pigments. Bile pigments are secreted along with the bile juice and it helps in the digestion of fats present in the milk.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the baby begins digesting breast milk, meconium is replaced with yellow-green bowel movements. Yellow. Breastfed newborns usually have seedy, loose bowel movements that look like light mustard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile-a yellow-green fluid that digests fats-in your stool. As bile pigments travel through your gastrointestinal tract, they are chemically altered by enzymes, changing the pigments from green to brown.

Detailed explanation-4: -A young infant may be feeding entirely on mother’s milk which is white in colour but the stools which the infant passes out are quite yellowish. The yellow colour of stool is due to. A) bile pigments passed through bile juice.

Detailed explanation-5: -What Is Weaning? Weaning is when a baby moves from breastfeeding to other sources of nourishment. Weaning your baby is a process that takes patience and understanding from both you and your child.

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