Patient's question:
My child is now 7 months old and has been having poor digestion, bloating, and loose stools. He has been having 5-7 bowel movements a day. We have been giving him medication, but it hasn't improved after 4 days. What should we do?6-7 days of auxiliary examination: On April 23, a stool test showed nothing unusual.
Doctor's answer:
Hello! First of all, I wish your child a speedy recovery! Secondly, congratulations on your "upgrading"! Let me talk to you about "infant and toddler diarrhea." There are two main causes of infant and toddler diarrhea:1. Digestive disorders, primarily due to improper diet and unreasonable feeding. Examples include overeating, giving too much high-protein, high-fat, or coarse, hard-to-digest food, as well as consuming excessive amounts of raw or cold food, which can lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction and result in diarrhea.
2. Gastrointestinal infections, such as bacterial or viral contamination of food or feeding utensils, which can cause gastrointestinal inflammation and lead to diarrhea.
Below, I will introduce several (food therapy) recipes that have successfully treated "infant and toddler diarrhea":
1. Garlic: Burn two cloves of garlic to ash, then steep them in boiling water and drink several times a day. This recipe is specifically effective for persistent diarrhea in children.