Patient's question:
A 2-month-old baby has diarrhea with blood in the stool, but does not cry during bowel movements. The stool test shows a high number of red blood cells. What should be done? Is it serious? Patient: Male, 2.5 months old. Condition:1. Diarrhea after frequent changes in formula.
2. Recently, the diarrhea has become so liquid-like at the end.
3. Blood in the stool, but the baby does not cry during bowel movements.
Doctor's answer:
Hello. To resist bacterial and viral invasions, the lymphoid tissue in young children becomes highly active throughout the body. In the rectum, colon, and even the lower part of the small intestine, lymphoid tissue clusters together. Some lymphoid follicles are relatively large, protruding from the submucosa of the intestine and arranged neatly and tightly. The more prominent follicles near the anus are often subject to friction from feces and compression from intestinal wall contractions, which can cause small amounts of bleeding to seep onto the feces or even flow to the anal opening. This is a common reason why young children occasionally have blood in their stools. Consider dietary therapy: Milk and honey: Boil 250 grams of milk, add 30 grams of honey, and consume it. Wishing your baby health and happiness. Please don't worry, as the issue is not serious and differs from the clinical significance of blood in adult stools. Symptomatic treatment is sufficient.