Breastfeeding babies with loose stools may be due to indigestion, pediatric enteritis, lactose intolerance and other diseases.
1. Indigestion: Indigestion may be caused by heredity, gastrointestinal dyskinesia, impaired gastric tolerance and other factors. The child will have abdominal pain, fullness and bloating, and may have loose stools after drinking breast milk.
2. Pediatric enteritis: Pediatric enteritis is mainly caused by viral infection, bacterial infection, parasitic infection and other factors. Children usually show diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, etc., and may have diarrhea after drinking breast milk.
3. Lactose intolerance: Lactose intolerance may be caused by congenital reduction of lactase gene expression, infection and other factors. Affected children will have diarrhea, vomiting, and stools that are yellow and thin, or egg-shaped, with foam and sour smell.
Parents of breastfed babies with loose stools are advised to bring their children to the hospital to identify the cause of the problem and treat it aggressively.