Positive fecal occult blood may be due to consumption of animal blood products or iron supplements, acute enteritis causing intestinal mucosal injury, mucosal injury caused by dry stools, etc. A + often suggests that there are red blood cells in the baby’s stools, and that there may be a small amount of bleeding in the digestive tract of less than 5 ml.
1. Positive fecal occult blood caused by consuming animal blood products or iron supplements usually does not require special treatment, and attention should be paid to follow-up review.
2. Acute enteritis due to a variety of microbial infections, the baby appeared abdominal pain, diarrhea, acute stage of intestinal mucosal congestion and edema, fecal occult blood. Treatment is often based on drug sensitivity test selection of appropriate antibiotics or antiviral drugs, and under the guidance of the doctor to take, but also to prevent electrolyte disorders, timely rehydration, supplementation of vitamins and trace elements, can be prescribed to take montelukast to ease the symptoms of diarrhea.
3. As the intestinal mucosa and anal mucosa of the child is weak, the dryness of the stool will lead to mucosal rupture and bleeding. In this case, the baby should be allowed to drink more water, eat more laxative vegetables and fruits, can also follow the doctor’s advice to take appropriate digestive enzymes, to strengthen gastrointestinal motility.