Patient's question:
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose: My child is only two and a half months old. Breastfeeding generally requires about three days to have a bowel movement. The stool is pasty, very smelly, and difficult to rinse. They also pass a lot of gas, which is also very smelly. Is there any problem?Duration and persistence of the current illness: 1 month
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Medical history:
Previous diagnoses and treatment history and outcomes: Visited the maternal and child health hospital. The doctor gave the baby children's Qingjie liquid, but it had no effect.
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Doctor's answer:
The number of bowel movements for newborns is relatively high. As the baby grows older, especially around the age of 2 to 3 months, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually decrease or decrease significantly at once. It is normal to have bowel movements every 1 to 4 days. The most important thing to determine whether a baby's bowel movements are normal is to compare them with their previous condition. For example, if a baby has always had bowel movements every few days and the stool is soft, then even if it occurs once every 4 days, it is not a problem. However, if a baby who normally has 2 to 3 bowel movements per day suddenly has 7 to 8 bowel movements per day, and the stool is very loose and watery, it indicates that there is an issue with the bowel movements.