HealthProblems
It wasn’t so long ago that all bacteria were thought to be bad since the first bacteria we were able to identify were pathogens that caused illnesses and infections. Today, we know that most bacteria are either completely harmless or even vital to our health.
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is defined as loose or liquid stools three or more times per day. There are three clinical types of diarrhoea, including acute diarrhoea, persistent diarrhoea and chronic diarrhoea. Prevalence of diarrhoea is the highest in children under five years old, and decreased significantly with increased age. Being the leading cause of child mortality and morbidity in the world, it is responsible for 525,000 deaths every year (WHO, 2017).
Eczema
Eczema is a skin condition in which dryness and itchiness are caused by allergies. It is a type of dermatitis that leads to skin inflammation. In Hong Kong, around 30% of Hong Kong children have eczema, even though the prevalence of suffering from eczema increases in both Asian and Western countries. Different locations of eczema can be led by different causes.
Functional Abdominal Pain (FAP)
Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is diagnosed with abdominal pain that happens at least 4 times per month for at least 2 months. It must be episodic or continuous abdominal pain that does not occur solely during physiologic events, has insufficient criteria for functional GI disorder, and is not explained by any medical condition.
H pylori infection
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacteria that prones to live and attack our stomach. As it adapts to the extreme and acidic environment, gastric acid cannot kill H. pylori thoroughly. With reference to a study carried out by the Faculty of Medicine of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2017, about 4.4 billion people worldwide are experienced with H. pylori infection. In Hong Kong, around 50% of the population are infected with it.
Infantile colic
Infantile colic is defined based on rules of three: inconsolable crying for more than three hours per day, more than three days per week and for longer than three weeks that occur in otherwise healthy infants due to abdominal discomfort, affecting about one-fifth of newborns and infants.
Regurgitation
Regurgitation, also known as spitting up, which is a condition characterized by the backward flow of stomach contents into the esophagus. It is very common and typical in infants and often occurs after feeding. It involves the mild vomiting or regurgitation of food, milk, and saliva without nausea or forceful contractions of the abdominal muscles.