Find the Cause of Diarrhea from Symptoms

In this article, typical symptoms are paralleled with common causes of diarrhea. The cause can be also found by tests for diarrhea.

Causes of Diarrhea in Newborns

Newborn normally poops 8-10 times a day.

• fever, vomiting, diarrhea: Rotavirus, rarely other microbes;
• mild diarrhea: overfeeding, neonatal drug withdrawal;
• skin rash, strain to vomiting (gagging), irritability, diarrhea: allergy to cow’s milk or soy formula;
• diarrhea in first 3 days of life: congenital diseases of liver, pancreas, biliary tract, small or large intestine.

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