Patient's question:
A 16-month-old child has been having four bowel movements a day, starting to be sticky, becoming looser with each movement, but without any other symptoms. Previously, they had dry stools with one bowel movement a day. This condition has persisted for ten days now. Should they go to the hospital? Will it affect them?Doctor's answer:
According to your description of the situation, considering the child is too young and their gastrointestinal function is not fully developed, it is easy to experience digestive issues. When diarrhea is severe, you can give the child oral medication for treatment. If there is no improvement after a period of time, it is necessary to take the child to a local regular hospital pediatric department as soon as possible for examination and blood and stool tests before treatment. At the same time, it is recommended that you can give the child oral probiotics for supplementation.