The baby keeps passing gas and hasn't had a bowel movement all day.

Patient's question:

Patient Age: Full Moon
Condition Description: My daughter has been 34 days old since birth. She has been exclusively formula-fed and has been passing very smelly gas consistently. She has a bowel movement once a day, with the stool being sticky and viscous, similar to her gas, which is also very foul-smelling. Previously, her stool was golden yellow, but recently, she has been having green, sticky bowel movements with a significant amount. However, each time she has a bowel movement, she looks very strained, with her face turning bright red and crying very heartbrokenly. Her legs kick up and down, and she also cries when passing gas, appearing to strain hard. When she is not sleeping soundly, she needs to be changed every ten minutes, and each time she cries intensely. When she sleeps soundly, she doesn’t need to be changed, and if she sleeps well, she wakes up every two hours without crying. She has tried four or five different types of formula since birth, but none of them seemed to cause her to have bowel movements.

Doctor's answer:

Your child's condition is considered to be caused by indigestion. Since the baby has just completed the first month of life, the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract is not yet fully developed. Therefore, excessive diet or irregular eating habits can lead to dysfunction of the gastrointestinal digestive system. The patient may experience symptoms such as diarrhea, increased bowel sounds, and reduced appetite. Due to indigestion, food cannot be digested and absorbed well, so an acid odor may be detected when the baby passes gas. It is recommended to actively treat and prevent the condition.
It is suggested that you control the baby's food intake and temporarily adopt a small meal, frequent feeding approach. Pay attention to keeping the baby warm and avoiding exposure to cold. Take the baby outdoors more often and get more sunlight exposure. Appropriately add complementary foods such as vegetable soup, fruit juice, and vitamin AD capsules. Oral administration of Bifidobacterium can help regulate the imbalance of intestinal flora. I hope my answer brings you some help.