When cleaning up the stool of a 2-year-old baby, parents found blood stains in the baby's stool, which is not normally present in feces. When parents discover that their baby's stool has this symptom, they are also afraid that their baby's body may have some kind of disease, and their baby's health may be affected. Therefore, they want to know what is the reason for blood in the stool of a 2-year-old baby?
If a 2-year-old baby has blood in their stool, first consider it as a disease. Diseases that cause blood in their stool include damage to the small intestine mucosa, anal fissures, rectal polyps, etc. The specific type of disease needs to be taken to the hospital for detailed examination and confirmed by a doctor. If these diseases are not diagnosed, it may be related to daily diet.
The baby took iron supplements, but due to the underdeveloped digestive system, iron cannot be fully absorbed by the body and will be excreted from the intestines. The stool will appear red, black, and red, as if there is blood in the stool. Breastfeeded babies may have a small amount of red substance in their stool the next day when the mother's nipple ruptures and bleeds, and the blood is ingested by the baby along with breast milk.
If it is determined that the blood in the baby's stool is caused by intestinal diseases, then the baby should receive standardized treatment. During the treatment of diseases, parents should take good care of their babies, prepare more liquid and semi liquid foods for them, encourage them to drink warm water, ensure that the food they eat every day can be digested, and avoid increasing digestive burden and worsening the condition.
