Question
Doctor, hello. My baby is four months old, and they have been experiencing diarrhea for 11 days now. They’ve been taking probiotics and sulfonamide metronidazole medication, and there was a slight improvement a few days ago, but it started again today. What could be the cause?
Answer
Children’s gastrointestinal function is relatively underdeveloped, so even slight dietary indiscretions can easily lead to diarrhea. The diarrhea is watery, accompanied by milk residue. The initial judgment suggests it may be caused by indigestion. Suggestions: You can take some medicine to strengthen the spleen and aid digestion, such as infant spleen-strengthening san (Yi Pan San), pediatric diarrhea calming granules. Take these after an interval of one hour followed by the administration of montmorillonite powder! Consider that it may be caused by bacterial infection, and it is recommended to actively go to the hospital for further examination and symptomatic treatment to prevent dehydration. Generally, amoxicillin, compound new sulfamethoxazole, norfloxacin capsules, etc., can be used as antibiotics.