Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Signs and Symptoms

Symptoms of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) may include:

• Abdominal distension or swelling
• Signs of infection such as sluggishness and apnea, a condition in which a baby does not breath properly
• An unstable temperature
• Bloody stools
• Poor feeding
• Feeding intolerance
• Bile-colored, or green, gastric residuals or vomiting

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated May 8, 2007