How to check for breast milk diarrhea

How to check if there is breast milk diarrhea? Although the chance of breast milk diarrhea is very small, it is also a common special type of pediatric diarrhea in our lives. The disease generally does not require treatment. If the condition is serious, it needs to be taken seriously and actively treated. So, how to check if there is breast milk diarrhea?

1. When feeding, the baby's sucking action can be heard and the baby's swallowing sound of "gurgling" can be heard.

2. The mother feels her breasts are full before breastfeeding, feels the milk coming down during breastfeeding, and becomes soft after breastfeeding.

3. Between feedings, the baby feels satisfied, has a happy expression, bright eyes and is very responsive. He is quiet and peaceful when falling asleep.

4. The baby's diaper needs to be changed more than 6 times a day, and the baby has 2 to 4 bowel movements a day, which are golden and paste-like.

5. The average baby's weight increases by about 150 grams per week, and can increase by more than 600 grams when one month old.

It is recommended to do a stool test first to rule out the possibility of disease. There is no abnormality in the stool test of children with breast milk diarrhea. The baby is generally lively and has a good appetite. Although the diarrhea frequency is relatively high, it does not affect the child's growth.

Mild physiological diarrhea does not require treatment and breastfeeding can continue. In this way, the baby's body will gradually adapt to the prostaglandins in breast milk, and the lactase will gradually mature, the activity of the enzyme will increase, and it will gradually be able to decompose, digest and absorb lactose, and gradually improve with the addition of complementary food. In terms of diet, you can feed 100 ml of fresh soy milk with 5 grams of glucose instead of milk, and physiological diarrhea can be controlled.

In addition, it should be reminded that in cases of secondary lactose intolerance, it is best to supplement with probiotics while taking lactase, because secondary lactose intolerance itself indicates that the intestines are damaged. Similarly, no matter what the reason for the use of antibiotics, it is also best to supplement with probiotics, because antibiotics will kill "good bacteria" while killing "bad bacteria". Supplementing with probiotics can prevent bacterial imbalance.