Patient's question:
Hello! My child is 100 days old. However, since starting full breastfeeding after the full moon, they have been experiencing diarrhea. When they were around two and a half months old, they even stayed in the hospital for two days. But after coming back home for a few days, the diarrhea started again. They have bowel movements 4 or 5 times during the day, but not at night. The stool contains foam, water, and mucus. What could be the reason for this?Doctor's answer:
For children, if there is diarrhea related to breastfeeding, there are several possibilities. First, because the mother may not have good dietary control in the near future and consumes some overly spicy, greasy, and irritating foods, it may be absorbed by the baby in relation to breastfeeding, leading to diarrhea. Next, it needs to be considered whether the child has recently become intolerant to breast milk, mainly due to lactulose in breast milk, which causes abdominal pain and diarrhea.