Question
Can a 9-month-old baby drink honey water?
Answer
Due to the weak gastrointestinal tract barrier function in infants, it is important to be cautious when using honey. However, botulism poisoning caused by honey is not due to the honey itself containing botulinum bacteria, but rather from contamination during processing, transportation, storage, or packaging. Therefore, it is best not to feed honey to babies under one year old, as honey that is not thoroughly sterilized may have adverse effects on the weaker digestive system of infants.