30 years
Hi my baby was born at week 34 ,3 weeks ago.this morning i found blood in his stool.no fever. He is getting my milk and prenursie. What is the reason.
Jan 23, 2016
First of all, you need to check if you have cracks in your nipples that are actively oozing blood. Although blood usually gets darker (brownish) after it has been exposed to digestive enzymes and so if your baby has indeed ingested blood with your breast milk, then the blood would appear brownish in the stools, this possibility still stands because breast milk is digested quickly, so the blood may still retain its bright red color by the time it is excreted with the stools.
Of course, a potential infection must be ruled out especially in young babies. You need to take a stool sample (fresh, within a maximum of 30 min from a bowel movement) for analysis, Rotavirus (it's fairly common this time of year and causes diarrhea in infants), and culture.
A third possibility is poor absorption of proteins in the milk. The fact that your baby was born premature means that his organs are less mature than babies his age. It is very likely that his intestines are overworked, inflamed and unable to fully digest and absorb the proteins in the milk. So what happens that the inflammation may lead to bleeding. You may also notice mucous material intermixed with the stools. In such cases, we shift the child to a hypoallergenic milk formula or a partially digested milk formula (where the proteins have been partially broken down into smaller molecules known as peptides). We also instruct the mother to stop consuming all sorts of milk and dairy products (it is believed that the proteins that the mother eats are passed to the baby through the breast milk).
Of course, a potential infection must be ruled out especially in young babies. You need to take a stool sample (fresh, within a maximum of 30 min from a bowel movement) for analysis, Rotavirus (it's fairly common this time of year and causes diarrhea in infants), and culture.
A third possibility is poor absorption of proteins in the milk. The fact that your baby was born premature means that his organs are less mature than babies his age. It is very likely that his intestines are overworked, inflamed and unable to fully digest and absorb the proteins in the milk. So what happens that the inflammation may lead to bleeding. You may also notice mucous material intermixed with the stools. In such cases, we shift the child to a hypoallergenic milk formula or a partially digested milk formula (where the proteins have been partially broken down into smaller molecules known as peptides). We also instruct the mother to stop consuming all sorts of milk and dairy products (it is believed that the proteins that the mother eats are passed to the baby through the breast milk).
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