Question
A 53-day-old baby girl has been experiencing occasional blood spots the size of matchsticks in her stool since day 23. Sometimes the amount is more, and sometimes less, with varying frequency. The baby was born with aspiration pneumonia due to umbilical cord around the neck and was hospitalized immediately after birth for antibiotic treatment. How should parents handle this situation?
Answer
It is recommended to arrange for the baby girl to be hospitalized for hemostasis treatment and undergo Ba[Barium] enema X-ray imaging examination, which is non-invasive and can effectively identify diseases from the colon to the rectum. Blood in the stool can be caused by various factors, including hemorrhoids, intestinal polyps, rectal inflammation, anal abscess, or intestinal tumors. Therefore, it is advisable to conduct a detailed medical examination before treatment to determine the cause of the bleeding.