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What Is The Cause Of Tint Of Blood During Bowel Movement Of My 2 Weeks Old Daughter?
My 2 week old daughter has been having loose bm aswell firmer ones. She is formula fed and I changed her formula to soy based due to her getting constipated. But in her last dirty diaper I notices a tint of blood that looked like a hair strand. Should I be concerned?
Hi...by what you quote I feel that we should consider the possibility of cow's milk protein intolerance. I was expecting that there should have been a history of cow's milk and formula feed (this too contains cow's milk protein) given to the baby. I feel that your baby is having cow's milk protein allergy. Unusually babies grow out of this sort of allergy by 1 year of age. My suggestions for you - 1. Mother should go off cow's milk protein completely. This means that you should avoid consumption of anything and everything related to cow's milk - like - milk/ curds/ ghee/ butter milk/ chocolates/ biscuits/ ice creams etc. Even while buying commercial food products, you need to see the ingredients and if they contain milk - do not consume them. 2. Feed you baby only exclusive breast feeds till 6 months of age and then start rice based feeds. 3. If this is followed scrupulously - the baby will stop having diarrhoea in another 3-4 days and then start gaining weight too. 4. If you feel your feeds alone are inadequate for the baby, then Zerolac is the only option till 6 months age. I request you to keep me posted about the recovery of the baby and follow of the case. Regards – Dr. Sumanth
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What Is The Cause Of Tint Of Blood During Bowel Movement Of My 2 Weeks Old Daughter?
Hi...by what you quote I feel that we should consider the possibility of cow s milk protein intolerance. I was expecting that there should have been a history of cow s milk and formula feed (this too contains cow s milk protein) given to the baby. I feel that your baby is having cow s milk protein allergy. Unusually babies grow out of this sort of allergy by 1 year of age. My suggestions for you - 1. Mother should go off cow s milk protein completely. This means that you should avoid consumption of anything and everything related to cow s milk - like - milk/ curds/ ghee/ butter milk/ chocolates/ biscuits/ ice creams etc. Even while buying commercial food products, you need to see the ingredients and if they contain milk - do not consume them. 2. Feed you baby only exclusive breast feeds till 6 months of age and then start rice based feeds. 3. If this is followed scrupulously - the baby will stop having diarrhoea in another 3-4 days and then start gaining weight too. 4. If you feel your feeds alone are inadequate for the baby, then Zerolac is the only option till 6 months age. I request you to keep me posted about the recovery of the baby and follow of the case. Regards – Dr. Sumanth