Patient's question:
Born with mild pneumonia and discharged with diarrhea symptomsDoctor's answer:
Hello, the baby is suffering from acute gastroenteritis, which is related to viral and bacterial infections. Mild diarrhea: several to more than ten times a day, with egg-like soup-like stool, occasional milk leakage and vomiting, mild abdominal distension, etc.; severe diarrhea: more than ten times a day, up to dozens of times, watery stool, vomiting, fever, grayish complexion, restlessness, and in severe cases, coma or convulsions, with symptoms such as dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.The main advice is to fight infection. Antibiotics should be used based on the condition of intestinal infection, primarily to control E. coli. Currently, medications include sulfamethoxazole or berberine, as well as maintaining water and electrolyte balance.
It is recommended to reduce the amount of feeding and extend the feeding intervals, and to temporarily suspend or reduce supplementary foods. For bottle-fed infants, diluted milk or rice water can be given temporarily for easy digestion, and then gradually increase the milk intake.