Breastfeeding causes diarrhea, which may be due to the higher content of prostaglandins in breast milk. This substance promotes the movement of the smooth muscle of the small intestine, increases the secretion of water and electrolytes, and produces loose stools.
The cause of breast milk diarrhea may be that children are intolerant to lactose and lack lactase in the body. Lactose intolerance is divided into primary and secondary categories. The amount of lactose in the stool of children can be measured by the lead acetate method for preliminary screening, and then the lactose-free diet can be used quickly to confirm the effect.
When the so-called physiological breastmilk diarrhea occurs, mothers should not be too anxious. Don’t change milk for the purpose of stool formation. If you change milk for the purpose of stool formation, it is not conducive to the child’s absorption, which may cause malnutrition and cause hunger. Sexual diarrhea.
