Patient's question:
The translation of the provided content into English is as follows, with the original Chinese line breaks preserved:"Since three months ago, the baby has stopped drinking milk, especially from the bottle. During the day, he hardly eats, shows no signs of hunger, doesn’t call out, and doesn’t actively seek food on his mother. Even forced feeding doesn’t work. When taken to the hospital, some doctors said there was inflammation in the pharynx and larynx, with some redness, but medication didn’t help. Other doctors suggested improper feeding. Treatment history and effectiveness: Currently, we are not force-feeding him and are trying to give him as much boiled water as possible, but there’s still no improvement. It has been over a month, and he also experiences nausea and vomiting daily, with frequent watery bowel movements in the afternoon. The baby is four months old now. What kind of assistance is needed: Poor appetite and frequent diarrhea—what should we do?"
Doctor's answer:
If the baby has the above symptoms, it is usually caused by indigestion, which is a disease resulting from gastric motility disorders. Most of the time, it is related to exposure to cold or improper diet.Advice: You can give him Smecta and infant Jianpin powder, and combine it with dietary therapy. Reduce his milk intake and cook some millet porridge for him. Drink the broth (you can also add a little salt or sugar), but avoid eating the millet itself. It is both nutritious and good for soothing the stomach, and this will help him recover quickly.