2 Causes of pathology in the baby

Most often, the foam in the stool is a functional disorder, not associated with any pathologies and serious diseases. In the absence of any other symptoms, if the child is active and cheerful, then the reason is most likely in the mother's nutrition, if she is breastfeeding, or in the baby's nutrition, if he is an artificial person or is already trying to feed them.

Consider the main causes of the appearance of foam in the stool of a baby.

The use of any new products. Experiments with food can cause a frothy stool with an admixture of mucus and a green tint. This is the result of fermentation in the intestines of a child. This process can be exacerbated if the breast-feeding mother uses too many chicken eggs, sauerkraut, raw vegetables, peas. From the diet of the mother must necessarily exclude soda, mayonnaise, and other harmful products. It is necessary to avoid incompatibility of products, such as milk and cucumbers. From this, not only a foamy chair will be, but also pain in the abdomen of the baby. Usually, if the cause of frothy feces lies in the mother's food, or the baby, then when the ration changes to more suitable, the stool will change within 1-2 days, and special treatment will not be required.

Too early introduction of complementary foods. Many mothers make the mistake of introducing their children to adult food too early( for example, mashed potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower), which can cause bowel dysfunction. Only at the age of 6 months does the baby develop a more or less enzymatic system, which allows digesting certain foods from an adult table. Milk of the mother plays an important role in the formation of enzymes, but if given a lure before 5 months, this can prevent the maturation of their enzymes in the child.

Taking medications to eliminate abdominal pains and gases, such as Espumizan or Plantex, can lead to the formation of a foamy stool. In this case, do not be afraid of foam in the stool - this is absolutely normal reaction of the body to drugs. When breastfeeding, my mother needs to be very careful about using drugs for herself, even the most harmless medications can cause digestive upset in a child.

Imbalance. When a child eats only "front" breast milk, which is rich in lactose and poor in fat, and does not get to the "rear", in which the contrary is a lot of fat and the necessary enzyme for splitting lactose, malnutrition occurs and imbalance."Front" milk is not digested as it should be and the feces become frothy, watery with a dark shade. In order for the baby to get both the "front" and "back" milk, the mother needs to wait until the baby empties one breast completely, and does not shift it to the other breast too soon.

Increased gas production or as it is also called in the case of an infant - colic. This happens with almost every child, so you just need to survive and not exacerbate the situation by improper diet. It is recommended that nursing mothers exclude from her diet cow's milk.

Dysbacteriosis. The feces have a sharp acidic odor and the particles of undigested food are clearly visible in it. This state quickly passes, as the children's intestine adapts to new conditions after birth. In most cases, everything passes quickly without any treatment. But when the foamy chair of the baby is regular, and sometimes replaced by constipation, then parents should be alerted. This may be a signal to disrupt the work of the intestinal microflora. Then it is necessary to make an analysis of feces. A child may be given a course of probiotics or prebiotics, and then the condition of the tract will improve and everything will soon return to normal.

Lack of lactose. Lactose is one of the most valuable substances in human milk. But if the baby has little of this enzyme, then it starts bloating, colic, foamy feces with a sour smell, diarrhea. To determine the lack of lactose, you need to do a stool test.

Drinking too much. Grandmothers are very fond of advising giving drink to newborns, but breastfeeding mothers need to know that breast milk is 60% water, so it's enough to feed the baby with milk, and this will be enough for him. If the child is on artificial feeding, then it can be dopaivat boiled water at room temperature, 1 teaspoon three times a day. If you give your child too much water, then the stool becomes liquid and foamy, which is quite harmless compared to the increase in kidneys after excess fluid intake.

The above cases are not so terrible, they can easily be eliminated by correcting the nutrition of mom and baby. But there are cases when parents should be alerted and see a doctor.

1 Which chair is the norm?

The child's feces are of different colors: yellow, green, brown, and close to this shades, but all this is within the norm. According to its consistency, the feces should look like mush, mustard, apricot puree with an acidic odor, associations are different, but the essence is one.

In infants who eat artificial milk formulas, feces will differ from children eatingmother's milk. They are emptied two three times a day, feces have a uniform consistency of gruel and it is slightly thicker than in infants, even at times too, which causes constipation. Their color is dark brown, and various inclusions, mucus, greens are absent.

In a baby breastfeeding, there may be lumps in the feces, a little mucus, the color may be different, but a green tint predominates. And in many respects the consistency and color of the stool depends on the products of the mothers entering the diet. Since the mother can not eat the same thing, and should not, the feces of the child will change all the time. Its changes will be influenced by such factors as:

• mother's nutrition;
• the lactation period;
• needs the very baby;
• microelement balance in mother's milk;
• emotional state of the mother.

One of the frightening parents of the phenomena is the frothy stool of the baby.

3 When should I worry?

Foamy stools in some cases in combination with other symptoms may also be a symptom of an intestinal infection, and other disorders of the body's functioning, which really should cause anxiety in the parents.

So, here are the symptoms when you should start worrying: The

• chair is not just liquid, it's watery;
• the child defecates too often, up to 10 times a day;
• noticed a sharp unpleasant odor;
• color is bright green or bright yellow;
• there was vomiting;
• the child is weakened;
• the temperature rose;
• lost appetite;
• in the stool is noticeable blood, mucus, veins.

In such a case, consult a doctor immediately, because dehydration occurs very quickly in young children, which can even lead to death.

If a frothy stool with a white tint, then this indicates a violation of the outflow of bile. It is necessary to undergo a diagnosis, make a biochemical blood test, an ultrasound of the abdominal cavity and a stool analysis.

4 How to avoid the appearance of liquid feces?

You can add to your baby's nutrition preparations to improve digestion, containing bifidobacteria. You can not feed a child violently, his intestines are very sensitive, so let him eat on demand. It is necessary to comply with all the recommendations of the doctor, and observe the hygiene of your and your baby, so as not to allow infection and sticks.

You do not need to milk the child on natural feeding of tea, water, juice, it will accumulate excess fluid. You do not need to give your baby a snack too early, at least for at least the first 6 months.

5 What can parents do?

Parents need to make sure that the child does not lose a lot of liquid, as a liquid frothy stool is flushing all the beneficial microelements from the body.

Compensate fluid loss by special means such as "Regidron", this is brackish water, sold as a powder in any pharmacy, cheap.

It is necessary to continue feeding the baby with a breast or a mixture, exclude the feeding, and solder the child. It will never be superfluous to consult a pediatrician.