Patient's question:
What is the matter with a 20-day-old baby having loose stools with blood? Yesterday, I visited Xiamen First Hospital outpatient clinic for a follow-up visit, received an injection, and took Cephalexin. Today, the loose stools still contain red blood, and it doesn't seem to be improving much. I called the doctor, and he said to wait and see for another day. We really don't know what to do?Doctor's answer:
20-day-old newborn has loose stools with watery and bloody discharge. The first step is to have a stool test. If the stool test shows blood but no inflammation, then it's necessary to consider whether the child is allergic to formula. Some children may develop bloody stools due to formula allergies. If the stool test shows blood along with white blood cells and pus cells, this indicates an infection, and antibiotics are needed. The doctor administered one dose of vitamin K1, but it was considered that the child might have late-onset vitamin K1 deficiency.The above advice is for the question "What causes a 20-day-old newborn to have loose, bloody, watery stools?" and is hoped to be helpful to you. Wishing you good health!