Patient's question:
My baby is now 14 days old. Since the 5th day, he has had some diarrhea with yellow curd-like stools. At the hospital, the doctor recommended probiotics, which helped for 3 days. The stool test showed 2 plus signs for white blood cells, and the doctor said it was normal. Now that the medication has been stopped, the child refuses to eat. I wonder if there are any treatment methods for this.Doctor's answer:
Newborn diarrhea is related to dietary factors, overfeeding, underfeeding, irregular feeding times, improper food composition, sudden climate changes, increased intestinal peristalsis in cold weather, excessively hot weather, reduced secretion of digestive fluids, increased digestive burden, diluted digestive fluids, impaired water and sodium absorption function of the large intestine mucosa, and colon motility disorders. Breastfeeding is the best recommendation. It is advised not to administer medications such as supplementary foods, digestive aids, mucosal barrier maintainers, aminosalicylic acid inhibitors, corticosteroids, and adequate water supply to the patient prematurely.