Question

A 5-month-old baby experienced diarrhea after introducing rice porridge as a complementary food, with loose, frothy stools, and a daily bowel movement frequency of five to six times. Even after taking medication, the froth and frequency of bowel movements did not decrease. How should this situation be handled?

Answer

As babies grow, parents should timely provide them with sufficient food supplements. If the supplements are insufficient, babies may experience increased intestinal peristalsis due to hunger, leading to an increase in bowel movement frequency and stools with mucus and froth. However, their appetite remains normal, they gain weight, but they are lighter than their peers. Medically, this diarrhea is believed to be caused by increased intestinal peristalsis due to hunger. Generally, as the amount of food intake increases gradually, bowel movement frequency will return to normal.