Question

What’s going on with our 20-day-old baby who has runny stool with blood? We visited the Xiamen First Hospital yesterday for a follow-up appointment and got a shot, took ceftriaxone, but today the diarrhea is still there with blood red color. I feel it’s not much better, so I called the doctor, and he said to carefully observe for another day. We really don’t know what to do?

Answer

For a 20-day-old baby with runny stool and watery stools accompanied by blood, it is necessary to first have a routine stool test. If the stool test shows blood but no inflammation, then we need to consider whether the baby is allergic to formula milk? Some children will have bloody stools again if they are allergic to formula milk. If the stool test shows blood along with white blood cells and pus cells, this indicates an infection and requires antibiotic treatment. The doctor has given one dose of vitamin K1, but considering the late onset of vitamin K1 deficiency. The above is a suggestion for the question “What’s causing the runny stool with blood in a 20-day-old baby?” I hope it helps you, and wish you health!