Patient's question:
Condition of treatment and effect: Taking medicine for five days with no significant effect, just stopped spitting up milk and can now be fed. What kind of assistance is needed: Hello, what should I do...Doctor's answer:
The symptoms you described are indeed diarrhea! When a baby is breastfed, normal daily bowel movements are usually one to two more frequent than those fed with cow's milk, appearing as yellow-green, mushy stools. In contrast, those fed with cow's milk produce yellow, formed stools. Nausea and vomiting refer to increased moisture in the stool and the deterioration of its composition. Generally, when experiencing nausea and vomiting, bowel movements become more frequent, the moisture content increases, and the stool color turns green with a sour, foul odor.Advice: For babies fed breast milk or formula milk similar to breast milk, their stools are often quite watery and slightly acidic, with a bright yellow color. The frequency of bowel movements can range from a minimum of three to five times a day to a maximum of more than ten times a day, with very little stool. As long as the baby is eating well, playing, sleeping soundly, has a rosy complexion, normal expression, and stable weight gain, this type of bowel movement is considered normal and not indicative of nausea and vomiting. Moreover, before the full moon, no matter what type of milk is fed, babies' digestive systems are not yet fully mature, especially in their ability to absorb fats and lactose. Therefore, their stools are almost always soft and watery, and it takes several weeks for them to gradually form—this is known as "bowel consolidation."
Wishing you well!