The medical term for upset tummy is diarrhea. Common causes of diarrhea in newborns include improper feeding, primary lactase deficiency and acute gastroenteritis. Commonly used solutions are dietary adjustments, oral medications, and so on.
1. Improper feeding: the newborn’s digestive system is weak, improper feeding can lead to gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, thus causing diarrhea. At this time, we need to adjust the diet, such as reducing the amount of milk feeding, small amount of multiple feeding, if necessary, oral probiotic drugs, such as bacillus subtilis bacillus granules to regulate the intestinal flora.
2. Primary lactase deficiency: Due to lactase deficiency, lactose in breast milk or cow’s milk can not be completely digested and decomposed, which in turn causes diarrhea in newborns, need to take lactase enzyme under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, or switch to lactose-free milk powder for feeding.
3. Acute gastroenteritis: The common cause of acute gastroenteritis is bacterial and fungal infections, which can cause diarrhea. In this case, you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take Montelukast to protect the gastrointestinal mucosa and stop diarrhea. If the bacterial infection, according to the drug sensitivity selection application of antibacterial drugs, such as cefixime. If it is a viral infection, it is self-limiting.
Neonatal diarrhea is recommended to seek timely medical treatment as prescribed by the doctor. The above drugs must be used under the guidance of a professional physician, do not use drugs privately, so as not to cause serious consequences.