How to deal with diarrhea in a four-month-old baby

Patient's question:

Female baby, four months old. She started having diarrhea on October 27th, with watery stools occurring eight to nine times a day. Initially, she was given medication, including pediatric umbilical patch. The diarrhea stopped being watery, but the stools turned green. On November 1st, she had a stool test at the local hospital, which showed 2 white blood cells. The doctor prescribed Xiliao and probiotics, which she took until November 9th. During this period, she had repeated stool tests, and the white blood cell count continued to increase. On November 10th, another stool test was done, which came back normal, but she still had five to six bowel movements a day, with jelly-like yellow stools being expelled at night!

Doctor's answer:

The condition of the baby is relatively common in clinical diagnosis. Since the baby is quite young, the complete recovery of the intestines is relatively slow. Don't be too anxious. You can focus on taking intestinal probiotics to help with recovery, but avoid giving the baby anti-inflammatory drugs randomly. If the baby is in good spirits and feeding normally, there is no need to worry too much. In the household, all baby bottles, including those for the baby, as well as other utensils, should be sterilized by boiling. When adults touch the baby, they should wash their faces, and when coming home, they should change their clothes.

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