Patient's question:
Indigestion, frequent bowel movements daily (5-6 times), sometimes with a curd-like appearance, weak constitution; the child is only four months old and was hospitalized for a week last month due to diarrhea. Symptoms have not improved significantly yet. The child has a good appetite and is in good spirits, but they are still experiencing diarrhea. Who can help me?Doctor's answer:
There are many causes of diarrhea in children. In most cases, it is due to various pathological reasons, such as: eating unclean things, intestinal inflammation caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses; gastrointestinal inflammation, vomiting, and diarrhea caused by spoiled milk or other foods; gastrointestinal dysfunction in children due to other systemic diseases; eating too much or too little, unable to supplement food. When weaning or when the weather changes suddenly, children cannot adapt to the occurrence of digestive system disorders. In some cases, the diarrhea in children is unrelated to the disease, and there are no other abnormal symptoms except diarrhea. The medical community believes that this type of diarrhea is caused by hunger in children, which increases intestinal peristalsis and thus increases the frequency of bowel movements. Under normal circumstances, after gradually increasing food intake, the frequency of bowel movements will return to normal.