Is it normal for a one-week-old baby to poop four or five times a day?

A one-week-old baby pooping four or five times a day is mostly abnormal, and may be related to poor eating habits, indigestion, food intolerance, and enteritis. 1. bad eating habits: babies eat a lot, intestinal food residue, intestinal peristalsis fast, will show more frequent stools, no other discomfort, usually not a big problem. 2. Indigestion: the baby’s intestines and stomach is weak, digestion and absorption is not good, will show that the stool is thin and soft, there is obvious food residue, 4~5 times a day stool, consider that indigestion has something to do with. 3. Food intolerance: some babies may be allergic to milk protein or beef and lamb, seafood, eggs and other large protein-rich foods, after eating will show a high frequency of stools, and can cause intestinal mucosal edema and oozing, abdominal distension, thin stools with mucus or with blood and other abnormalities. Usually, the condition will improve after avoiding the food concerned. 4. enteritis: the baby before the bowel regular, recently appeared stool more often, or fever, abdominal pain, stool mucus, or stool water separation and other abnormalities, then consider the enteritis, mostly viral or bacterial infections caused by diarrhea, can be a clear diagnosis of the stool test. One year old babies four or five times a day stool, normal character, good weight gain, you can adjust the diet to regulate gastrointestinal observation. If the baby’s weight growth is not good, accompanied by abdominal distension, stool abnormalities, etc., you need to go to the hospital in a timely manner, a further interview and examination, to determine the cause of the disease according to the doctor’s instructions for treatment.