What is the reason for the child's foamy stool?

Patient's question:

The child has just been born for two months, and in the past few days, the stool has been foamy, almost entirely foam, sometimes mixed with very sticky stool. Please ask: Is it due to the hot weather? Or what else could be the reason? Can probiotics be taken? Or what kind of medicine should be taken?

Doctor's answer:

Considering the child's diarrhea is caused by indigestion. Some summaries and suggestions about diarrhea. Hope you can find some help from it:
Diarrhea: Characterized by an increase in bowel movements compared to normal, along with changes in stool consistency (such as loose stools, watery stools, mucus stools, or bloody stools. Changes in color, etc.). If the child's original stools were ribbon-like and now they are pasty, that is also diarrhea. The most common causes of diarrhea in babies are indigestion and intestinal inflammation.

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