What happens if my baby has diarrhea with mucus?

Generally speaking, if a baby has diarrhea, it may be due to indigestion or improper diet, and the baby may have diarrhea and mucus in the stool. Then it can be determined that the baby's diarrhea is caused by indigestion. If your baby has this condition, the mother should not panic, just pay more attention to the baby's diet. This will prevent this from happening again next time. Now let’s look at the specific reasons.

Babies have a limited digestive capacity. If they eat more food than they can handle, they will suffer from diarrhea. Due to differences in eating habits, health conditions and individual differences, the nutrients (mainly fat) contained in some mothers' breast milk exceed the baby's needs, which will cause diarrhea in the baby, which is usually called "physiological diarrhea." If the baby has no other symptoms except increased frequency of bowel movements, has a good appetite, does not vomit, and his growth and development are not affected, then it is not caused by any disease. After adding complementary foods, the bowel movements will gradually return to normal, and the mother does not need to worry too much.

Babies with "physiological diarrhea" do not need medication, and generally the effect will be achieved by changing the baby's diet to milk or other dairy products. If you don't want to wean your baby, you can shorten the time of each feeding and let your baby only eat the first half of the milk which is high in protein and low in fat. This can also improve the situation. If necessary, the mother can drink a large cup of light salt water half an hour to an hour before breastfeeding to dilute the breast milk, and then feed the baby.

After understanding the above reasons for baby diarrhea, mothers don’t have to worry. In the future, you must pay attention to feeding small meals frequently when breastfeeding, and do not feed too much at one time. Even if feeding too much does not cause indigestion, it can still cause the child to spit up severely or even spray milk. After the baby finishes drinking milk, he must be held up and cannot lie down directly, which is not conducive to digestion and absorption.