Is it normal for a child to have six or seven bowel movements?

Patient's question:

Health consultation note: A one-year-old and eight-month-old boy, having six to seven bowel movements per day. The stool shape is normal. This child is no exception. How is this situation? Do you want to take medicine?

Doctor's answer:

This needs to be a routine stool examination for the child, considering the possibility of digestive disorders and a weak spleen and stomach. The symptoms of spleen qi deficiency mainly include shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, loose and watery stools, easy bleeding, pale-colored blood, and even a sallow complexion. Cold pain in the stomach and abdomen, accompanied by abdominal pain and diarrhea when consuming cold or greasy foods, and loose stools; stomach qi deficiency is primarily manifested as stomach bloating, stomach pain, belching, poor appetite, and fullness after meals.

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