What is the cause of the baby's snotty stool?

When a baby has snotty stools, it generally means he has diarrhea, which is what we often call a stomach upset in daily life. The baby's stomach is delicate and can easily cause diarrhea if not handled with care. But the baby has been breastfeeding, so how could it cause diarrhea? In fact, this has little to do with breastfeeding. There are many reasons for diarrhea. Especially in the hot summer, you should be more vigilant about your baby's diarrhea. So what does it mean when your baby has snotty stools?

Before defining diarrhea in babies, we should first consider whether the baby actually has "diarrhea". Since the intestinal function of normal newborns is not yet fully developed, there are obvious differences in the stool characteristics of babies with different feeding methods. Therefore, when a baby has "diarrhea" symptoms such as frequent bowel movements and loose stools, it may not be possible to conclude that the baby has "diarrhea." For example, a breastfed newborn may defecate up to 7-8 times a day, or even 10-12 times. The stool is usually thin. If the baby is in good spirits, eats well, and has normal weight gain, there is no need to worry. Of course, for babies who are bottle-fed, if they defecate more than 5 times a day, or if there is mucus like snot in their stool, or if it contains a lot of water, they should seek expert examination and treatment in time.

Symptoms: Breastfed newborns have more frequent, looser, and yellower stools every day. The baby is in good spirits, eating normally, and gaining weight normally.

Countermeasures: Feed the baby reasonably, strengthen care, and pay attention to changes in the baby's spirit, appetite, and weight. Generally, no intervention is required. If true diarrhea is suspected, the following causes should be considered or prompt specialist treatment should be sought.

Reason 3: Having a cold

When babies have a cold, they often have diarrhea symptoms. Therefore, as long as the root cause of diarrhea - the cold - is cured, the diarrhea will go away naturally. Recovered. If you are worried that your baby may become dehydrated, you should give him oral rehydration fluids as appropriate.

Reason 4: Allergy to milk powder

2-7 out of 100 babies are allergic to milk powder protein, and this symptom often occurs in babies aged 2-3 months. Newborns with hereditary allergies are more likely to develop allergic symptoms to milk powder protein.

Symptoms: Refractory, non-infectious diarrhea for more than two weeks after feeding with milk or milk powder. The stool may be mixed with mucus and blood, accompanied by skin eczema, urticaria, asthma and other symptoms.

Countermeasure: Feed the newborn with special milk powder according to the doctor's prescription.

Symptoms: cold, diarrhea.

Countermeasures: Intensify treatment of colds and prevent dehydration.

Reason 5: Viral or bacterial infection

The most representative diarrhea caused by viral or bacterial infection is intestinal rotavirus infection. Rotavirus is the main pathogen of diarrhea in infants and young children in autumn and winter. Diarrhea caused by rotavirus accounts for about 70%-80% of diarrhea in children in autumn and winter, so people often call it autumn diarrhea. The disease is most common in infants under 2 years old, especially those aged 6 months to 7 years. It is highly contagious and can spread in homes, childcare centres and pediatric wards. The disease is accompanied by vomiting and fever. If not treated promptly, dehydration symptoms may occur, so special attention should be paid.

Symptoms: Yellow, watery or egg drop soup-like stools with large amounts of stool and no pus or blood. Rotavirus infection should be considered. If the stool contains mucus, pus and blood, bacterial enteritis should be considered. Often accompanied by vomiting and fever.

Solution: Don't hesitate, seek treatment from a specialist immediately.

The above introduction is very comprehensive and detailed, introducing the symptoms of baby diarrhea, the corresponding causes, and the coping methods. I hope it can be helpful to many mothers. If you are not sure what causes your baby's diarrhea, do not hesitate and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.