Question
My baby is 100 days old, a girl, and her stool has been green and sticky for the past 20 days, occurring 3-4 times a day. The regular stool had white blood cells +, and the doctor prescribed ribavirin granules and Mama Love. After taking them for a week, the stool still showed 0-3 white blood cells, so the doctor advised to continue the medication. Another week passed, and the stool still had white blood cells +, so the antiviral medication was stopped, and a blood test was done; the results were neutrophils 0.121 and lymphocytes 0.879. The doctor still recommended continuing the antiviral medication, but I’m unsure what to do?
Answer
Hello: Based on the situation you described, it is best to actively cooperate with the clinical doctor and continue with the prescribed medication. Pay attention to your diet, avoid high-fat and hard-to-digest foods to reduce gastrointestinal burden, gradually restore digestive function, and supplement vitamins and electrolytes. Adopting a positive dietary treatment is crucial for regaining strength. Breastfeeding mothers can adjust the feeding time to shorten it, while formula-fed infants can start with rice gruel or diluted milk, increasing from small to large amounts and from thin to thick consistency. Easy-to-digest milk products include yogurt, skim milk, and homemade skim milk (boil milk, remove the floating milk skin on top). Below are some examples of treatment diets for parents of affected children:
- Egg Yolk Diet: Boil an egg, remove the shell and white part, and simmer the yolk in a pot to extract oil. For infants under one year old, one yolk oil per day can be taken in two to three doses. This treatment course is for three days and is used to treat diarrhea while also nourishing the spleen and stomach to stop diarrhea.