Patient's question:
My baby is four months old and has diarrhea with occasional vomiting. What should I do? Can I take probiotics (Bifidobacterium live capsules)? How can I prevent my baby from having diarrhea?Past treatment and effectiveness: Currently, taking probiotics doesn’t seem to be very effective.
What kind of help I need: Please let me know what I should take from an expert.
Doctor's answer:
As you described, if the child does not have a fever, it is likely caused by gastrointestinal dysfunction. Symptomatic treatment and encouragement are sufficient. Maintain a proper diet, enhance care, prevent negative impacts, and address conditions such as indigestion, vitamin C and B complex deficiency, abdominal pain, etc. Pancreatin powder, lactobacillus, and Bifidobacterium capsules can also be used. Combine them with abdominal cold compresses and external application of umbilical patches, which often lead to improvement. In cases of severe nausea and vomiting, Montmorillonite powder is recommended, while dry retching can be treated with vitamin B.