Patient's question:
The baby has been having diarrhea and leakage from the buttocks, with watery stools sometimes green and sometimes yellow. It has been happening 5 to 6 times a day. The baby is otherwise doing well. This has been going on for 3 or 4 days. We visited the local clinic, where the doctor gave us a box of Jin Zhu Zhi Xie Pian.However, when the baby took the medicine, it vomited out all the morning’s egg and millet porridge. When we tried to give the medicine again, it vomited up water as well. The medicine is too bitter to feed the child.
Help Needed: I’d like to ask, what could be causing this? The diarrhea has persisted for several days now. How should it be treated? What kind of medicine can help the baby recover?
Doctor's answer:
When suffering from loose stools, avoid consuming too much breast milk. If the breast milk supply is insufficient, you can add diluted milk (1 part water to 1 part milk). Do not be hasty and increase the milk intake too quickly. To reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, you may take some light salt water orally, vitamin C, and continue taking stomach enzyme preparations and Gastrol. These can help restore digestive function. Different types of diarrhea may require different vitamins. For example, you can use some Huanglian tablets, Litoral, polymyxin, etc. If the diarrhea is caused by a virus, parents do not need to give the child anti-inflammatory medication. If the general treatment does not improve the condition and the child has more than 10 watery bowel movements, it is advisable to take the child to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. You can give the child Danibei probiotic powder to improve intestinal function and enhance the baby's own gastrointestinal function.