There is bloodshot stool, and it may also be intestinal inflammation. If the child has such a situation, he should take the child to the hospital in time to check the stool routine. Many children with bloodshot stools are suffering from enteritis, and the children are still young and their intestinal antibacterial ability is weak. This situation is also relatively common.
If you need to go to the hospital for consultation, you should have a stool test before consultation. After the baby defecates, take out some stools immediately, put them in clean bottles or plastic wrap, and send them to the hospital for examination within 1 hour, and check them repeatedly for 2-3 times. Take the results and consult again, so as to get a satisfactory answer.
What are the causes of bloodshot baby stool?
1, mother's nipple is broken and bleeding
During breastfeeding, especially in the early stage, the mother's nipple is easy to burst. If the baby swallows the blood from the mother's nipple burst, the stool will contain a little pink or red substance. The stool test can not detect red blood cells, but it can detect occult blood. In this case, children usually eat normally and grow normally, so mothers don't have to be nervous.
2. Taking iron (iron food) supplements.
If the baby takes iron-containing multivitamin preparations or iron-supplementing drugs, it is impossible for all the iron to be absorbed, and a small amount will be excreted through the intestine. At this time, the stool may contain dark brown spots, and the occult blood in the stool will be positive. This situation has nothing to do with the baby's intestinal development or disease. As long as the baby grows normally, there is no need to worry.
3, small intestinal mucosa damage
If the intestinal mucosa is damaged, the stool will also contain red substances, and the stool test is positive for occult blood. Taking drugs or foreign bodies by mistake can cause damage to intestinal mucosa, but for Xiao Baobao, this possibility is very small. Most of the causes of intestinal damage are food, and the general stool characteristics are thin, especially for babies who eat formula milk powder, which may be allergic to milk protein.
Intestines can't tolerate certain foods, which damages the intestinal mucosa, causing allergic bleeding, and blood enters the intestinal cavity. Because the blood stays in the intestine for a period of time, it will be discharged with the stool, and it will be destroyed by intestinal juice. Therefore, the stool test can only find occult blood in the stool, and there are no red blood cells. However, this kind of small intestine injury will persist without changing the diet, causing the baby's growth and development retardation.
4. Anal fissure
If blood can be seen in the stool, and the blood is attached to the surface of the stool, the examination suggests that there are red blood cells, mostly due to anal fissure. The baby will be accompanied by crying and defecation, but the stool may not be dry. Because the baby's anal sphincter is not mature enough, the mediation of contraction and stretching is not perfect enough, and there are often small cracks caused by defecation, resulting in a small amount of blood in the stool.
This situation can be under the guidance of a doctor, buy ointment and apply it to the baby's anus. Those who don't like taking medicine will get better soon.
5. Get angry
Babies with bloodshot stools may also get angry. Parents should give their babies plenty of water and eat light food. Breast-feeding mothers should also pay attention to their eating habits.
6, enteritis
The baby's stool is bloodshot or bloody and mixed with stool, which indicates that it may have enteritis, because the baby is still young and the intestinal antibacterial ability is weak. This situation is also relatively common. If the child has this situation, he should take the baby to the hospital for a check-up in time.
7, lower gastrointestinal bleeding
It may also be diarrhea caused by lower gastrointestinal bleeding and indigestion. Because of the frequent diarrhea, rectal mucosal bleeding is caused.
8, lack of vitamin K.
If the baby is deficient in vitamin K 1, it will also cause constipation or bleeding in the baby's stool. In this case, it is suggested that the baby should eat more foods with high vitamins such as fruits and vegetables.
Symptoms of blood in baby's stool
1, baby stool with blood can be divided into:
(1) occult blood: a little gastrointestinal bleeding, which can't be seen or distinguished by naked eyes, can only be judged by laboratory tests.
(2) A small amount of bloody stool: only a small amount of bloody stool is discharged from the anus, or the underwear is contaminated with a small amount of bloody stool.
(3) Massive hematochezia: massive hematochezia in a short period of time, and the bleeding within 24 hours exceeds 15%-25% of the total blood volume of the whole body.
2, baby stool with blood according to the color of bleeding can be divided into:
(1) New bloody stool: bright red color, mostly bleeding near anus and acute massive bleeding.
(2) Old bloody stools: dark red mixed with blood clots, mostly intestinal bleeding far from anus.
(3) Jam-like bloody stool: dark red mixed with mucus, which is a typical bloody stool in children with acute intussusception.
(4) Black stool: slow bleeding of the small intestine or stomach.
3, the baby stool with blood can be divided into:
(1) Systemic diseases: such as hemorrhagic diseases, infections, allergic purpura, vitamin K deficiency, etc.
(2) Intestinal diseases: small intestine: acute intussusception, intestinal obstruction, etc. Colon: colonic polyps, ulcerative colitis, etc. Anal: anal fissure, internal and external hemorrhoids and so on.
What should I do if my baby has bloodshot stool?
1, if the baby usually has only 1-2 stools every day, and it suddenly increases to 5-6 stools, you should consider whether you are sick. If you usually have more stools, but the baby is generally in good condition and does not lose weight, you can't think it is sick.
2. Children with mild diarrhea often pull out feces like blood. In fact, this is the pigment in food or medicine. Whenever there is doubt, the feces can be tested, which can eliminate the mother's doubts.
3. If the red substance in the feces is really blood, and it appears in stripes, the feces are very hard, or the baby shows pain in defecation, then it may be due to blood from anal fissure, and most cases of bloody feces are this reason. Taking a bath with hot water, adjusting the amount of food, and combining with drug treatment can have good results.
4, diarrhea caused by viruses or bacteria, sometimes there will be a short but eye-catching bloody stool. The baby may have a high fever, not only blood in the stool, but also pus, mucus and undigested food occasionally.
When pediatricians see this condition, they will first carefully observe whether there are symptoms of dehydration, and then do tests, not only to determine the causes of diarrhea and bleeding, but also to determine the number of blood cells, as well as to do stool culture and smear to find evidence of special infection. Some diarrhea can be treated with antibiotics, so all children suffering from this disease should be diagnosed and treated by doctors, with special attention to acute dysentery.
5, the baby's stool is bloodshot, so it is necessary to observe the baby. If the baby eats normally and the growth condition is normal, there is generally no problem. When the situation is serious and you can't confirm it yourself, it is best to take medicine or apply ointment under the guidance of a doctor. Usually, we should pay attention to the baby not to catch cold, and let the baby drink boiled water in moderation. If it is breast-feeding, the mother should not eat cold, spicy and irritating food, and the mother should also pay attention to supplementing water.