Question
My child is over 20 days old. For the first ten days, he was fed formula milk, and his stools were normal. However, after ten days, when he started breastfeeding, he kept having diarrhea, sometimes with froth and sometimes with water, and the stools became like milk lumps. Even passing gas or sneezing could bring out stool, which is very distressing. What medicine should I give him in this situation?
Answer
Pediatric diarrhea, also known as dyspepsia, is a gastrointestinal disorder caused by dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. This condition occurs throughout the year, but is more common in the summer and autumn months. It often affects children under 2 years of age. After onset, it can easily lead to consumption of Qi and Yin. Severe cases can lead to dangerous complications. Prolonged illness can often result in malnutrition in children, leading to delayed growth and development, and symptoms such as malnutrition and stunted growth. This condition is equivalent to modern medicine’s pediatric dyspepsia, steatorrhea, malabsorption syndrome, and viral enteritis.