What's wrong with a newborn baby crying after pooping?

It is very common for newborns to poop, but it is rare for them to cry when they poop. Many mothers are troubled by this and choose to ignore it because they think it is a small matter, which results in serious consequences. Babies cry when they poop, which means that they feel uncomfortable with the feeling when they poop. In addition, the skin of newborns is relatively delicate and easily irritated. There are many reasons for babies to cry when they poop.

Newborns have more frequent bowel movements than older children, and their bowel movements are looser and softer. People say that "newborns are straight-forward," which in medical terms is called "gastrointestinal reflex." They tend to defecate immediately after feeding. Generally speaking, it is normal for breastfed babies to breastfeed within 4 to 5 times a day, and for babies fed with cow's milk or formula, it is normal two or three times a day. If the baby breastfeeds more frequently and the milk is thin and watery, and appears to be gushing or spurting, and the baby cries a lot, it is neonatal diarrhea and you should see a pediatrician. What is mentioned now is that in addition to the above-mentioned diarrhea, the child cries every time he defecates, and at the same time eats poorly and has a fever. A careful mother will carefully see a small nodule around the anus, which will make the child cry even harder (in pain) when touched gently. Sometimes the red and swollen nodule ruptures and pus flows out. This is an anal abscess, and the child cries every time he defecates because of this disease.

This disease is more common in newborns and infants aged two or three months. Why is this? 1. Newborns have delicate skin and frequent bowel movements. 2. Some use rougher diapers or non-breathable diapers. 3. The most important thing is the structural characteristics of the tissues around the anus of newborns and infants, that is, there is a bag-like structure above the anus, with its mouth facing upwards, around the rectum above the anus. In most cases, it is closed, but sometimes it is open. This bag-like structure is called the "anal sinus". Once the stool is loose and frequent, the stool residue can enter the anal sinus and cause inflammation. The bone behind the rectum is called the ischium, and there is little soft tissue between the rectum and the ischium. After the inflammation spreads and becomes purulent, it becomes an anal abscess. Sometimes the abscess breaks and enters the rectum, vagina, and perineum. Because the stool has to be discharged every day, many times a day, fecal juice continuously enters the abscess cavity, forming a difficult-to-heal fistula called "anal fistula". Therefore, for perianal abscess, be sure to see a pediatric surgeon as soon as possible, otherwise a minor problem will form a fistula, which will cause big trouble.

Every time your baby poops, the baby will not notify you. Mothers have to calculate when the baby is going to poop to avoid the feces remaining in the baby's diaper after the baby has poop, which will make the baby uncomfortable and cry. If the diaper is not changed for a long time, the baby is likely to get prickly heat.