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Could Watery Stools In A Baby Be Due To Lactose Intolerance?
Hi this evening my 5 week old baby has had watery stools. He has had signs of reflux and been given infant gaviscon for that for the last two weeks. We have recently stoped using gaviscon the last two days as he was suffering from really bad wind and belly ache. His poo has not become really soft and has been watery. Could this be signs on lactose intollorance? The last two days he has been going off his bottles too?
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
Hi...going too much wind could be due to rapid feeding and swallowing of air during feeding. Nothing to worry. This could not be lactose intolerance. If it is lactose intolerance the kid will be having blood in the stools and excoriation of the skin around the anus.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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