Patient's question:
Why is my baby, who is two months old, still having so many bowel movements, at least 10 times a day? What could be the reason for this? The stool is yellow, sometimes green, yellow, sometimes green. It is breastfed.Doctor's answer:
This symptom of newborn nausea and vomiting should first be considered as a lack of digestive enzymes in the baby's gastrointestinal tract, requiring a visit for a thorough digestive enzyme examination. The suspicion is that the newborn has lactose intolerance, as breast milk contains lactose, while the infant's intestines are naturally lacking the enzyme to metabolize lactose. Therefore, lactose that enters the intestines cannot be digested or absorbed, leading to hypertonic nausea and vomiting. It is also not ruled out that the nausea and vomiting may be caused by the mother's nausea and vomiting or organic inflammation of the newborn's digestive tract. It is recommended to switch to a lactose-free formula for feeding to see if the symptoms of nausea and vomiting are alleviated. If they are alleviated, it indicates a lactose issue. If not, further examination of the digestive tract is necessary.