To determine whether your baby is suffering from diarrhea caused by cold or infection, you can base your judgment on the different etiologies and stool characteristics, the duration of the illness, and laboratory tests.
1. Diarrhea caused by infection: infectious diarrhea is generally due to bacteria, viruses, parasites and other causes of infectious gastroenteritis, usually manifested as watery stools, egg-shaped changes or pus and blood stools, stools may be accompanied by a fishy odor, etc., the duration of the disease, the routine examination of the stools may appear red blood cells or leukocytes, but also may be accompanied by fever.
2. diarrhea caused by cold: due to the baby has been in the cold environment or the abdomen or body by cold stimulation experience, there will be a cold situation, the stool is usually manifested as watery or paste, may be accompanied by food residues in the stool, the duration of the disease is relatively short.
Baby diarrhea, to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, so as not to delay the condition.