Question
Symptom Description: When my baby was 42 days old and went for a pediatric check-up, the doctor asked if the baby’s stool was sticky and if there were bubbles. We hadn’t paid attention to this. After coming home, I noticed that the baby’s stool was indeed sticky. A few days later, the number of bowel movements increased, but the stool still formed into a paste-like consistency, and it was very acidic. The baby has always been gassy since birth. We took him to see a doctor, and initially, taking medication for two days had some effect, but stopped working once we stopped the medicine. Later, after I ate shrimp, the baby developed an allergic rash on his buttocks. Once the rash on his buttocks was healed, the baby has been experiencing continuous diarrhea for a week now. For the first few days, it was just diarrhea, with stool consisting mostly of water. In the last two days, the baby seems to be straining hard to defecate but can’t produce much.
Answer
Hello, symptoms: The onset can be acute or chronic, with an increase in bowel movements to about 5-6 times a day, with some cases having over 10 times. The nature of the stool first appears as strips and then becomes pasty (paste-like), yellow-green in color, with a sour smell, and contains a small amount of mucus and undigested white or yellow milk lumps. Stool microscopy shows a large number of fat balls. At this stage, the condition is relatively mild, with good spirits generally and no obvious systemic symptoms; body temperature is normal or occasionally low fever. However, if not treated promptly, diarrhea may worsen, leading to poor spirits, decreased appetite, and even vomiting, with mild dehydration. The course of mild diarrhea usually lasts 3-7 days; if treated promptly, recovery can occur within a few days.