Question
The baby has been suffering from diarrhea for half a month, and the mother’s love has been ineffective. Today, the stool is green, in addition to foam, it also contains stringy substances resembling mucus. The baby’s abdomen was cold a few days ago; could this be related?
Answer
Infant diarrhea usually has two causes: one is dyspepsia, mainly due to improper diet or feeding, such as overeating, consuming excessive amounts of high-protein, high-fat, or hard-to-digest foods, and eating too much cold and raw food. These can lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction and trigger diarrhea. The other is gastrointestinal infection, such as contamination of food or diaper-changing tools with bacteria or viruses, causing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and resulting in diarrhea.