Patient's question:
A three-month-old baby refuses to eat milk but is clearly hungry, with foamy stools for four days now.Current condition: Normal
Duration of onset and illness: Four days
Medical history: Had a cold once
Previous diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes: Only treated for a cold
Additional tests: None
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Doctor's answer:
Hello. Foamy stools indicate that the child's condition is caused by indigestion. Diarrhea is characterized by an increase in bowel movement frequency compared to normal, as well as changes in stool consistency, such as loose stools, watery stools, mucous stools, or bloody stools, and changes in color, among other symptoms. The causes of diarrhea in babies include indigestion and intestinal inflammation. Generally, if a child's stool contains foam, it often suggests indigestion. Only when a child's digestion is poor and there is an excess of undigested food in the intestines, which is then fermented by bacteria to produce gas, will the stool contain foam.