Patient's question:
During March to June, there was a buildup of undigested food, poor appetite, and reduced milk intake. The baby's recent symptoms: About two weeks ago, the baby was eating well and had a good appetite. Around one week later, the appetite started to decline, and the baby was only willing to drink plain congee, showing little interest in other types of soups or meat dishes. Milk intake was still acceptable.Doctor's answer:
Increased frequency of bowel movements, appearing as loose, watery, or egg soup-like, with mucus and foam, and a foul odor, indicates that the child has diarrhea. Decreased frequency of bowel movements, with crying and difficulty during defecation, dry and hard stools, or even blood on the surface, suggests constipation. Clay-like stools indicate that the child may have biliary obstruction, such as congenital biliary atresia. Black, tarry stools suggest that the child may have upper gastrointestinal bleeding. However, black stools can also occur if the child takes iron supplements or consumes iron-rich foods, such as blood tofu. Red stools indicate lower gastrointestinal bleeding, commonly caused by blood streaks in the stool, often due to anal fissures, hemorrhoids, or rectal polyps. Green, watery stools, but with the child generally in good condition, suggest hunger-induced diarrhea, requiring an increase in milk intake. If the child is in poor condition, accompanied by fever, vomiting, etc., it indicates inflammation in the intestines.