What is the situation of foam in the stool of a two-month-old baby?

We have to metabolize every day. Some abnormal conditions in metabolism usually send some warnings to our bodies, especially to babies who do not have good protection capabilities. We can observe their physical condition from their feces. What does it mean when a two-month-old baby has foam in his feces?

If your baby's stool contains foam, it means that the carbohydrates are not digested well. In the case of breastfeeding, it may be that the mother eats too much staple food. If babies who are fed with milk powder have trouble digesting carbohydrates, don't worry too much. You can try switching to low-lactose milk powder such as Abbott's Enfamil, because the carbohydrate in ordinary milk powder is lactose.

This disease is medically known as "infant physiological diarrhea" and is more common in children under 6 months old who are exclusively breastfed. This is usually caused by the child's immature gastrointestinal function. As the child grows older, it will heal itself without treatment and medication. In contrast, pathological diarrhea is caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, and is often accompanied by fever. Some children will vomit, and the stool has an abnormal odor, is egg drop soup or tofu dregs-like, and contains mucus or pus and blood. If not treated, it will continue to worsen. In this case, parents must take their children to see a doctor.

Physiological diarrhea should pay attention to the following points:

Ensure food intake. Because children are in a period of rapid growth and development, their intake must be greater than their consumption so that they can eat enough.

When diarrhea first occurs, parents often have no experience and do not know whether it is physiological or pathological, so they have to go to the hospital to ask a doctor to check.

Parents should not give medicine to their children without permission. If you use medicine casually, it will damage the internal environment of the baby's gastrointestinal tract.

If the frequency of bowel movements suddenly increases, the stool becomes more watery and has a foul odor, you should find out the cause in time.

Parents should change their children's diapers and clean their buttocks in time, otherwise it may cause red buttocks or even local infection.

If a two-month-old baby has foam in his stool, it means that his digestion is not good and his gastrointestinal motility is not good. It is a physiological diarrhea. Different methods should be used to treat infant diarrhea for infants at different stages. You cannot choose the treatment method blindly, because some medicines cannot be used due to improper use. So you should first go to the hospital for examination. After confirming the condition, you can then take scientific and reasonable treatment methods. This is the most effective way.