What is the cause of blood in the stool of a two-year-old baby?

In our daily life, due to different eating habits of babies, many babies are prone to constipation. Constipation is also a common phenomenon among babies. However, many two-year-old babies have symptoms such as bloody stools. Such symptoms often make parents always very scared. They are afraid that the baby will have some health problems, which makes parents at a loss. Let’s understand what is going on with baby’s bleeding stools?

What is the cause of blood in the stool of a two-year-old baby?

There are two main issues to consider when you find blood in your child's stool. The first thing to do is to determine the cause of the abnormal color in the stool; the second is to eliminate worries and fears, the latter of which may be more important. Adults all know that abnormal blood in the stool is often a potential sign of cancer or other serious diseases. The pediatrician does not believe that the blood in the child's stool is cancer or a serious life-threatening disease. The causes are often benign.

We often find that children, especially those with mild diarrhea, often have bloody stools. In fact, this is caused by pigments in food or medicine. Whenever there is doubt, the stool can be tested to eliminate parents' doubts.

If the red material in the stool is actually blood and appears in streaks, the stool is very hard, or the child has pain during bowel movements, then it may be bleeding from an anal fissure, which is the cause of most cases of blood in the stool. Taking a hot bath, adjusting the amount of food you eat, and taking medication can have good results.

A third reason for finding blood in your child's stool is diarrhea, which can be caused by a number of different infections. This type of diarrhea, caused by a virus or bacteria, sometimes presents with a brief but noticeable bloody stool. Your child may have a high fever and his stools may contain blood and occasionally pus, mucus, and undigested food. When a pediatrician sees this condition, he or she will first carefully observe whether there are signs of dehydration, and then do tests to determine not only the cause of the diarrhea and bleeding and measure the blood cell count, but also do cultures and smears of the stool to look for evidence of specific infections. Some forms of diarrhea can be treated with antibiotics, so all patients with this illness should be diagnosed and treated by a doctor, especially with regard to acute dysentery.

The above is an introduction to what causes bloody stools in babies. After understanding it, I hope mothers will not be too anxious when such symptoms occur. First of all, you must find out what causes this phenomenon. If it is caused by constipation, you must adjust the baby’s diet in time. In addition, if it is caused by a disease, you must go to the hospital in time to get professional and scientific treatment.