Question
A five-month-old baby has diarrhea with watery stools and mucus. Routine stool tests show weak positive results for rotavirus and adenovirus, with white blood cell levels of 1-3 and a pH of 5. The doctor prescribed Xiangpi Yang’er Granules, Cross-linked Lactase Capsules, Aluminum Phosphate Gel, and instructed to use lactase before each feeding. After taking probiotics in the morning and evening, the baby’s stool has become cottage cheese-like, containing mucus. Is this normal? How many days will it take for the baby to recover? What level of improvement is considered a full recovery? Does weak positivity indicate a contagious virus?
Answer
The five-month-old baby has diarrhea with watery stools, which has improved after treatment, currently showing a cottage cheese-like consistency with mucus. The preliminary diagnosis is gastrointestinal dysfunction. Based on the description and medical history, considering the baby’s gastrointestinal dysfunction, it is recommended to take a children’s digestion aid liquid and probiotics, pay attention to diet, avoid extremely cold foods, and ensure warmth.