Question
My child is 3 months old, and I recently noticed that they have blood in their stool during bowel movements. The situation seems a bit unusual. How should I handle this?
Answer
Firstly, you don’t need to worry excessively, as based on your description, the child may just have “infant erythema,” a common condition in infancy that usually heals on its own. However, for safety’s sake, it is recommended that you take your child to the hospital for a check-up to determine the cause and obtain professional medical advice. In terms of treatment, traditional Chinese medicine is a good option. Here is a simple Chinese medicine prescription: 12 grams of Huang Bai (Cortex Phellodendri), 12 grams of Hua Hua (Flos Sophorae), 12 grams of Hua Jiao (Fructus Spatholobi), 12 grams of Di Yu (Radix Sanguisorbae), and 9 grams of Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Divaricata). Boil these herbs in water, take one dose daily for a continuous period of 7 days as one course of treatment. I hope this prescription can help your baby recover soon.