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

When babies are young, they are prone to various diseases. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to their baby's emotional reactions or physical changes. Some mothers found that their babies had bloody stools. In fact, if this happens, it is likely to be a gastrointestinal problem. However, because the specific cause is unknown, it is recommended to go to the hospital's pediatric department for examination and treatment. Today we will briefly talk about what happens when babies have bloody stools.

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.

If there is blood in the stool discharged from the anus, whether the color is bright red, dark red or tarry, it is called blood in the stool. Most cases of blood in the stool are caused by digestive tract diseases, but it can also be part of a systemic disease. Sometimes, swallowing blood from outside the digestive tract can also cause "blood in the stool."

There are many forms of bloody stools. Usually the stool is red or dark brown, or contains blood, blood clots, bloody mucosa, etc.

Countermeasures: First, you should check whether the child has taken iron supplements or large amounts of iron-containing foods, such as animal liver and blood, which may cause false blood in the stool. If the stool becomes loose, contains more mucus or is mixed with blood, and the baby cries and is restless during defecation, you should consider whether it is infectious diarrhea caused by bacterial pathogens, and you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. If the stool is red bean soup-like, dark red in color and accompanied by a foul odor, it may be hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis; if the stool is jam-colored, it may be intussusception; if the stool is tarry black, it may be upper gastrointestinal bleeding; if it is bright red bloody stool, it mostly indicates that the blood comes from the rectum or anus. In short, bloody stools cannot be ignored, and the above conditions require immediate hospital diagnosis and treatment.

1. Develop the habit of regular bowel movements, and preferably thin and mushy stools.

2. Reduce postures that increase abdominal pressure, such as squatting and holding your breath. Avoid sitting, standing, walking for long periods of time and overwork.

3. Avoid spicy, greasy, rough, and residue-rich foods, and avoid smoking, drinking, and coffee.

4. Eating more can clear intestinal heat and moisturize and nourish the mucous membrane. It can relieve the symptoms of bloody stool in children.