Question
Dear Doctor, my daughter is two months old. Around 20 days after birth, she started having fatty stools. Around 40 days later, after a check-up at a local hospital, her body temperature was around 36.8 degrees in the morning and around 37.3 degrees in the afternoon, and she had a slight tonsillitis. Medicine was prescribed. Is this diarrhea and gas passage caused by a cold?
Answer
It is normal for infants to pass gas with stool or yellow fluid, and there is no need to worry. Parents can observe the baby’s diet, mental state, and whether there is diarrhea. If there are no abnormalities in these aspects, it indicates that the baby is fine. Since infants have weak control over bowel movements, it is easy for them to pass stool when passing gas.