Chapter 8, Problem 4RQ

Summary Introduction

Introduction: Food gets digested in the body and the undigested food is excreted from the body in the form of stool. An infant’s digestive tract becomes fully matured by the age of six months. Before that, since the digestive tract is not completely functional it is prone to infections. Therefore, during this period it is very important to monitor the food that the infant eats and also the color, consistency and frequency of the excreta.