How to deal with diarrhea for a baby who is 11 months and 6 days old?

Patient's question:

The baby is 11 months and 6 days old and has been having diarrhea. Today, they had two bowel movements, mostly a bit runny, like they might have eaten something they shouldn't have. Yesterday, during the day, I breastfed them. In the morning, they had porridge, at noon, they had soup and rice, in the afternoon, they had some breast milk, and in the evening, they had eggs, vegetables, and rice noodles. Before going to sleep, they had a bit of breast milk and vomited some rice noodles. They had two night feeds, and I think they vomited about two mouthfuls of milk. In the morning, they had diarrhea. Then today, at noon, they had sweet potato porridge, and haven't had breast milk yet, but they had another bowel movement, runny, and the diaper was completely soaked.

Doctor's answer:

Based on your description of the situation, considering the child is too young and their gastrointestinal function is not fully developed, there is a higher likelihood of digestive issues. When nausea and vomiting are severe, you can give the child oral Montmorillonite. At the same time, you can also give the child oral probiotics, commonly used ones include Lactobacillus, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium, etc. Choose one of each type to give the child. However, if the condition does not stabilize after a period of time, it is necessary to take the child to a local regular hospital pediatric department as soon as possible.

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