Question
A mother of a three-month-old baby is seeking assistance to understand the characteristics of a baby’s hunger-related diarrhea.
Answer
Hunger-related diarrhea refers to the phenomenon of defecation caused by insufficient intake of food calories in infants, leading to abnormal intestinal peristalsis. Initially, the baby may defecate 4 to 6 times a day, with loose stools that are yellow-green or simply yellow or green, often mixed with small amounts of milk curds and mucus. If the diarrhea is green and watery, with an increased frequency of defecation, but the baby is in good spirits, this may be a hunger-related diarrhea due to excessive intestinal peristalsis. It is recommended to increase the milk intake to meet the baby’s nutritional needs.