Patient's question:
I am about to die. The three-year-old baby always has diarrhea and indigestion. A few days ago, he had dysentery. After five days of IV drip, followed by a week of bowel movements, there is always a jelly-like mucus. He has two bowel movements a day, and the stool is thin. Several tests have been normal. What is going on? The first question was added: My baby has been having diarrhea since birth, averaging 6 times a day. It is breastfed. It is said that the stool is normal. He is nine months old. After one year, it is indigestion. This month, he has some hunger in his stomach. It is very thin. It is estimated that he is malnourished. In addition, she also had dysentery three months ago.Doctor's answer:
Infant diarrhea is a clinical syndrome caused by various etiologies. It primarily occurs in infants under the age of 2. Newborns typically have up to 10 bowel movements per day, but as they grow older, the frequency may vary from several times a day to once or twice a week. First, it's important to understand your baby's normal bowel habits to determine if diarrhea is present at the earliest stage. In addition to observing the shape of the stool, pay attention to its odor. If the stool frequency is higher than usual, the consistency is looser than normal, even watery, and it may appear to shoot out from the buttocks, these could be symptoms of infant diarrhea.