What should I do if my newborn baby has loose stools?

The birth of a baby brings great happiness to a family, but for many young men and women who are new parents, the baby's symptoms of one kind or another will make them feel helpless. A baby's physical health can be reflected in many aspects, and poop is one of the very important aspects. Sometimes parents will find that their baby's stool is a little watery, so they need to know what kind of stool is considered unhealthy?

If your baby's stool frequency suddenly increases or becomes thinner without changing the amount or type of food, this should be considered abnormal.

1. Foamy stool: Eating too much starch or sugary food can increase the fermentation of food in the intestinal cavity, and the resulting stool will be dark brown watery stool with foam.

2. Foul-smelling stools When babies eat too much protein-rich food, the protein can neutralize the gastric acid in the stomach, thereby reducing the acidity of the gastric juice and making it impossible for the protein to be fully digested and absorbed. Coupled with the decomposition and metabolism of bacteria in the intestinal cavity, the stools of these babies often have an unpleasant odor.

3. Shiny stools: When you eat too much fat, too much fatty acids will be produced in the intestinal cavity, which will stimulate the intestinal mucosa and increase intestinal peristalsis, resulting in light yellow liquid and larger stools. Sometimes the stools are shiny and can even slide in the toilet bowl.

4. Green stool: If the stool is green, the amount of stool is small, and there is a lot of mucus, it is hunger diarrhea. In addition, some children who are fed formula milk have dark green feces. The reason is that a certain amount of iron is added to formula milk. After the iron passes through the digestive tract and comes into contact with the air, it turns dark green.

5. Egg drop soup-like stool Young patients with viral enteritis and pathogenic Escherichia coli enteritis often have egg drop soup-like stool.

6. Tofu-like stools are often seen in enteritis caused by fungi.

7. Watery stools are often seen in food poisoning and acute enteritis.

8. Grayish white stools Patients with bile duct obstruction caused by various reasons will excrete grayish white stools. Medically it is called clay-colored stool. In addition, if you consume too much milk or too little sugar, the fatty acids produced will combine with the minerals calcium and magnesium in the food to form fat soaps, and the feces may also appear grayish white, hard, and have a foul odor.

When the baby has symptoms of diarrhea, parents need to take good care of the baby. At this time, it is necessary to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. Pay attention to keeping the baby's abdomen warm and increase the daily water intake to prevent the baby from dehydration due to frequent bowel movements. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to using the correct medicine for the baby to relieve symptoms.