Patient's question:
Infant13 days old
Detailed medical condition and consultation purpose: Due to severe diarrhea last time, I took him to the hospital for a stool test. The results showed 2-5 white blood cells, indicating that it was caused by bacteria, not other pathogens. One of them was already positive, which is a bit serious. I bought a lot of medicine. The doctor also said that I cannot feed him breast milk and can only give him rice porridge with salt. However, it's not feasible not to feed him breast milk when he's so small. So, I've been giving him half breast milk and half rice porridge. But he has been drinking Smecta all along. Now he's drinking breast milk. Can I switch him to feeding him Mammi Ai? Can traditional Chinese medicine be taken together with Mammi Ai?
Doctor's answer:
Is baby bloating considered a disease and does it require treatment? The principle is to judge based on the baby's clinical symptoms. If the baby can eat, defecate, has no vomiting, has a soft abdomen when touched, is active, has normal bowel movements, and is gaining weight normally, then this type of bloating is mostly functional bloating and does not require special treatment. If bloating occurs with the following conditions, it should be paid special attention to and medical treatment should be sought.1. Bloating combined with vomiting, poor appetite, weight loss, or even fever and bloody stools.
2. Pain when pressing the abdomen.
3. Abdominal distension with a tight feeling.
4. Combining with rapid breathing.
5. A mass-like lump can be felt in the abdomen.