Question
Hello! My child is 100 days old, but since the full moon, they have started having diarrhea while breastfeeding. By two months, they were hospitalized for two days, but a few days later, the diarrhea started again. They have diarrhea four to five times a day and none at night. The stool contains froth, water, and mucus. What could be the cause?
Answer
For a baby experiencing diarrhea while breastfeeding, there are several possibilities to consider. Firstly, it might be due to the mother not having good dietary control in the near future, consuming overly spicy, greasy, and irritating foods that are then absorbed by the baby through breastfeeding and lead to diarrhea. Next, it’s important to consider whether the child has developed intolerance to breast milk in recent years, primarily due to lactose in the breast milk causing abdominal pain and diarrhea.