Patient's question:
My baby has white, watery bowel movements. Yesterday it was dry, and today it's still loose with green mucus. What should I do? I've been giving medicine for two days, but there's no improvement. I wonder if it's because I changed the milk. Sometimes it's like scrambled eggs.Doctor's answer:
Analysis of the Condition: Pediatric diarrhea is a common and frequently occurring gastrointestinal disease characterized by diarrhea, caused by various etiologies. Treatment for this condition should involve differentiating between cold and heat, examining for deficiency and excess, promoting digestion and astringency, regulating the spleen and stomach, analyzing the underlying causes for targeted treatment, and enhancing therapeutic efficacy.1. Prescription for Pouch Application Therapy:
- Evodia fructus 80g
- Atractylodes rhizoma 70g
- Cinnamon bark 30g
- 30g
- White pepper 20g
Instructions:
- Grind the herbs into a fine powder. Take 5–7g of the powder, mix with an appropriate amount of aged vinegar to form a paste. Apply the paste to the umbilical area, secure with a moisture-absorbing plaster, and change once daily. A course of 5 applications is recommended.
2. Prescription for Acupoint Pasting Therapy:
- Atractylodes rhizoma 15g
- Evodia fructus 15g
- 3g
- Pepper 1g
Instructions:
- Grind the herbs into a fine powder, mix with an appropriate amount of sesame oil to form a paste. Apply the paste to the Shenque (CV8) acupoint, secure with gauze, and change once daily.