What causes abdominal distension in premature infants?
Disease description:
The baby was just born three days ago and is premature. This morning, I noticed the baby's stomach appears slightly swollen. What could be causing this?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Xie Zixing
Abdominal distension in premature infants may be caused by swallowing excessive air during feeding, overfeeding leading to delayed digestion and absorption with accumulation in the intestines, or indigestion due to consuming allergenic foods such as eggs or milk. Additionally, it could result from the immature gastrointestinal motility function commonly seen in premature infants.
