Patient's question:
Main symptoms: This week, the baby has been having green bowel movements, eating and sleeping normally, without diarrhea. Bowel movements occur 1-2 times a day.Onset time: About 8 days.
Laboratory test results: Stool examination: Leukocyte esterase (＋), occasional WBCs.
Previous treatment and effectiveness: Today, the baby has started taking some Mimi Ai.
I would like to consult a few questions. What does leukocyte esterase (＋) in the baby's stool mean? What kind of treatment is needed? Next week, the baby will receive vaccinations and sugar pills. Will this interfere with anything?
Doctor's answer:
Speculate for a moment, the baby currently has no major issues and does not meet the criteria for a definitive diagnosis. Below, I will elaborate on the problems you mentioned:1. Green stool for over a week, no nausea or vomiting, normal eating and sleeping—this indicates that the baby's gastrointestinal motility is relatively fast. Many substances in the stool have not had sufficient time to undergo further chemical transformation before being expelled from the body, resulting in green stool instead of yellow. This phenomenon is quite common, as the baby's intestinal motility function is not as regular as that of an adult and is easily affected by external environmental factors.