Although childhood diarrhea is quite common, frequent diarrhea can also make parents very nervous and worried. However, some parents may not know the cause of their baby's repeated diarrhea, so they should have a preliminary understanding of this in order to regulate or treat their baby. So, what is the reason for frequent diarrhea in babies?
1. If a baby has frequent diarrhea and there are no other adverse symptoms such as fever, vomiting, or poor mental state, it may be considered as breast milk diarrhea. There are also two reasons that can cause breast milk diarrhea. One of them is that breast milk contains high levels of prostaglandins, which can increase the secretion in the baby's small intestine and promote smooth muscle movement, making it easy to cause diarrhea.
2. Another reason for breast milk diarrhea is lactose intolerance in babies, mainly due to a lack of sufficient secretion of lactose degrading enzymes in the baby's body, which makes it difficult to absorb the lactose contained in breast milk and thus prone to diarrhea.
3. If the baby has poor gastrointestinal function, weak constitution, or catches a cold in the abdomen, as well as babies who are prone to indigestion, diarrhea may also occur frequently. But generally, by paying attention to keeping warm and adopting a feeding method of small meals and multiple meals, it can effectively improve the phenomenon of diarrhea in babies.
4. If a baby with frequent diarrhea has diarrhea more frequently every day, accompanied by abnormal conditions such as loss of appetite, vomiting, fever, etc., it should be considered that it may be related to acute or chronic enteritis in children. It is necessary to take the baby to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner.
