Find the Cause of Diarrhea from Symptoms
In this article, typical symptoms are paralleled with common causes of diarrhea. The cause of diarrhea can be also found by tests for diarrhea.
Causes of Diarrhea in Newborns
A 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 the liver, pancreas, biliary tract, small or large intestine.
