Children's Health: Digestive

Necrotizing Enterocolitis - Credits

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Jejunal Atresia

Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic

Constipation, Age 11 and Younger

Constipation occurs when stools become hard and are difficult to pass. Some parents are overly concerned about how often their child has bowel movements because they have been taught that a healthy child has a bowel movement every day. Th

Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger

Every baby or child has different bowel habits. Your baby may have as many as 4 to 10 stools a day or as few as 1 every 3 days. Many breast-fed babies will have a bowel movement with each feeding and sometimes between feedings. During

Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older

Diarrhea occurs when there is an increase in the number of bowel movements or bowel movements are more watery and loose than normal. When the intestines push stools through the bowel before the water in the stool can be reabsorbed, diarrh

Rotavirus

Rotavirus is a virus that infects the intestinal tract of almost all young children by age 5. In the United States, most children get sick from rotavirus by age 2. A rotavirus infection causes stomach upset and diarrhea.