A one-week-old baby spitting up like a fountain may generally be related to crying after eating milk, encephalitis, congenital pyloric obstruction and other factors.
1. Crying after eating milk: the baby swallowed a lot of air when eating milk, due to the loud crying stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, there may be spitting up like a fountain.
2. Encephalitis: if the baby suffers from encephalitis, which causes a significant increase in intracranial elevation, spitting up like a fountain may occur.
3. congenital pyloric obstruction: babies with congenital pyloric obstruction, causing a significant increase in gastric tone, may appear to spit up like a fountain.
A one-week-old baby spit up like a fountain, may also be improper feeding and other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination, to clarify the cause of the disease, and actively symptomatic treatment.