Patient's question:
Medical Description: The baby, who is eight months old, started with yellow loose stools, but now has green stools with some white substances and sometimes intestinal mucus. Treatment history and effectiveness:1. Took Smecta, Mimi Ai, and Zhixie Baotong Granules for two days, reducing the frequency from four times a day to twice.
2. On the fourth day, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor diagnosed the baby as having an imbalance in the spleen and stomach and prescribed three sets of medicine. However, the baby is difficult to feed, and it's really unclear how much medicine to give such a small child.
Help Needed: Are there any other medications to treat diarrhea? The traditional Chinese medicine hasn't been finished yet, and feeding the baby is really difficult. It's unclear how much to feed—should it be more?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, your baby is eight months old and has diarrhea. The common causes are mainly viral diarrhea or dietary stagnation, indigestion, and similar issues. This condition is primarily treated with symptomatic therapy. If the diarrhea is severe, fluid replacement therapy is necessary to prevent dehydration. If there are still symptoms of abdominal distension and vomiting, it may indicate spleen deficiency. You can consider using herbal formulas like Xiao Pi Granules for regulation, along with probiotics.It is recommended to take gentle herbal formulas that improve gastrointestinal function, such as Si Mo Tang Oral Liquid. Si Mo Tang Oral Liquid is made from four medicinal herbs: Muxiang (Patchouli), Zhike (Bitter Orange), Wuyao (Cinnamon Bark), and Binglang (Areca Nut).
- Muxiang promotes qi flow and alleviates pain.
- Zhike regulates qi and relieves abdominal fullness.
- Wuyao warms the kidneys and dispels cold.
- Binglang resolves stagnation and promotes downward movement of qi.
These four herbs work together to effectively relieve abdominal distension and aid digestion. While comprehensively regulating gastrointestinal function, they also promote the secretion of digestive fluids and enhance gastrointestinal motility, helping to alleviate diarrhea caused by weak gastrointestinal function in infants.