Positive fecal occult blood in young children can be seen in diarrhea disease, milk protein allergy or intussusception, etc. Treatment needs to be decided according to the cause.
1. Diarrheal diseases: often caused by viruses (such as rotavirus, etc.) or bacteria (such as Escherichia coli, etc.), often manifested by a significant increase in the number of stools, or a significant change in stool characteristics, may appear local intestinal mucosal damage, stool examination occult blood positive, bacterial infection can also appear white blood cells significantly higher.
Treatment, bacterial infection caused by the need to use antibacterial drugs (such as cefaclor) anti-infective treatment, while the use of micro-ecological regulators (such as Brasil’s yeast powder) and intestinal mucosal protective agents (such as montelukast) to alleviate the symptoms of diarrhea and other treatments.
2. Milk protein allergy: For younger children, gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bloody stools, may appear, and some of the bloody stools are not obvious to the naked eye and may appear positive in the above tests.
For treatment, it is necessary to adjust the diet, avoid protein food, adjust to hydrolyzed protein formula milk for feeding if necessary, and take microecological regulator (such as Clostridium casei) to regulate the intestinal flora as appropriate.
3. Intussusception: It is a common gastrointestinal surgical disease in this age group, with paroxysmal crying, accompanied by jam-like stools and a positive occult blood test, which needs to be actively consulted and, if necessary, surgically treated.
The above medications should be used under the guidance of a physician. It is recommended to actively seek medical attention and have the treatment evaluated by a specialist.