Baby diarrhea with red mucus

The baby's health is the most concerned issue for parents. Any discomfort will make them very worried, especially diarrhea, which will cause great harm to the baby's physical health. In daily life, some babies have diarrhea with red mucus. At this time, special attention should be paid, because this may be caused by diseases such as rectal polyps, colon polyps and anal fissures, and timely medical treatment is required.

1. Pay attention to mucus in baby's stool

The stools of breastfed babies are yellow or golden yellow, uniform like ointment, but without odor. They have frequent bowel movements, usually 2-4 times a day, and some as many as 7-8 times a day. This is called physiological diarrhea. Parents don't need to worry, this is a normal phenomenon, and the diarrhea will disappear automatically when the child grows to a certain age. Babies fed with milk have less bowel movements, 1-2 times a day, with a slightly smelly stool.

Even if a newborn baby has not eaten anything, he or she will usually have dark green meconium 10-12 hours after birth. After 3-4 days of breastfeeding, the stool becomes yellow-green, which is called transitional stool. After that, the stool gradually turns yellow. If the baby does not excrete meconium within 24 hours after birth, or still has no normal bowel movement after about 4-5 days, you should consult a doctor in time.

Some infants and young children have frequent bowel movements but small amounts of stool, and the stool is mostly green and mucous. If there are fewer curds, it means the child eats too much and the amount of milk should be gradually reduced. Some children still have diarrhea after reducing the amount of milk. This may be hunger diarrhea, and the amount of milk should be increased appropriately.

If a child fed with milk has hard and smelly stools, it means that the baby is fed too much milk and too little sugar, and some sugar should be added to the milk. If there is too much sugar, the baby's stool will be foamy, thin and yellow, and have a strong sour taste, and the amount of sugar should be appropriately reduced and the amount of milk should be increased.

2. Reasons why baby’s stool contains mucus

1. Caused by digestive tract diseases

Digestive tract diseases are the most common cause of bloody stools in babies, including esophageal foreign bodies, ulcer disease, acute gastritis, intussusception, hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis, intestinal polyps, anal fissures, etc., all of which may cause bloody stools in babies.

If there is bright red blood in the stool, it may be caused by rectal polyps, colon polyps and anal fissures, and further examination should be done. If the stool contains a large amount of mucus and less feces in addition to blood, and the child has symptoms of paroxysmal abdominal pain, intussusception should be considered. If the stool contains pus, blood and has a fishy smell, you should consider whether it is dysentery.

2. Infectious diseases

Systemic infectious diseases, such as sepsis and typhoid fever, can also cause mucus and blood in the baby's stool. Another common situation is that the newborn swallows the mother's birth canal blood, or sucks breast milk when the mother's nipple is ruptured and bleeding. In these cases, the baby will have bloody stools.

3. Caused by blood diseases

Blood diseases can also cause blood in the baby's stool. For example, neonatal hemorrhagic disease, hemophilia, leukemia, aplastic anemia and allergic purpura can cause mucus and blood in the baby's stool.

If an infant or young child has been excreting grayish white stools since birth and has never had yellow stools, but his urine is yellow, it is likely caused by congenital bile duct obstruction. When infants and young children have intestinal infections, they have frequent bowel movements, loose or watery stools, smelly stools with mucus, and often experience vomiting, anorexia, fever, and even dehydration. The children should be taken to the hospital for examination in time.

Usually, doctors recommend that you first do a routine stool test to confirm the diagnosis, to see if the presence of white blood cells indicates indigestion or enteritis. Also pay attention to whether the intestinal dysfunction is caused by a cold. If it is indigestion, it is recommended to take Mommy Love, Smecta, etc. orally. If it is serious, see a doctor and receive intravenous treatment. Extend the time between feedings. Give your stomach and intestines a rest. Feed more water. If you are adding complementary foods, you should stop adding them. Or reduce the addition of complementary foods. After improvement, recover gradually. Especially avoid eating indigestible food.