Infant’s milk overflow like tofu flower may be caused by physiological milk overflow, may also be indigestion, lactose intolerance.
1. physiological milk overflow: physiological milk overflow is mainly due to the baby’s stomach capacity is small, as well as cardia, pylorus imperfect development of the patient will have persistent vomiting, coughing, crying and other manifestations, there will be a small amount of milk clot in the vomit, white mucus foam, the symptoms of the baby’s milk overflow like tofu flower.
2. Dyspepsia: The cause of dyspepsia is still unclear, and it is considered to be related to Helicobacter pylori infection, environmental factors, genetics, etc. The main manifestations of dyspepsia include abdominal pain, anorexia, and vomiting. In addition, due to the weak digestive system of infants, they are unable to digest and absorb the milk in time, which may lead to overflow of milk in the form of tofu.
3. Lactose intolerance: Lactose intolerance may be caused by congenital factors, inflammatory bowel disease and infectious diseases. When a baby is lactose intolerant, the body will lack the enzyme lactase and cannot digest and absorb the lactose in milk powder or breast milk well, resulting in bloating, vomiting, tofu pattern milk overflow and other manifestations.
There may also be other reasons for babies to have tofu-like milk overflow, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for a complete examination to determine the cause of the problem, and then give targeted treatment under the guidance of the doctor.