Patient's question:
Treatment and Effect: The child is 5 months old and has had diarrhea for a month, with fluctuating symptoms. Today, the child had some stool tests done, and the results were: yellow, loose stool, and bacteria type B. I would like to ask the doctor what caused the child's diarrhea and how it should be treated.What kind of assistance is needed: How should the treatment be adjusted if the diarrhea lasts for a long time?
Doctor's answer:
In pediatric clinics, it is common to encounter many infants with persistent nausea and vomiting. Despite multiple treatments, the condition remains ineffective. During the period of nausea and vomiting, the infants never develop high fever, maintain good spirits and appetite, and their growth and development are not affected. A careful examination reveals normal results in stool tests. This condition is generally referred to as physiological diarrhea. This type of nausea and vomiting often occurs in infants under six months old who are relatively chubby and is frequently accompanied by eczema. Since this vomiting does not interfere with the infant's normal growth and development, nor is accompanied by nausea, retching, and excellent appetite, it is considered non-pathological.