Infants with necrotizing enterocolitis usually alternate between periods of extreme lethargy and fatigue and extreme levels of crankiness and irritability. Although both can be signs of many other problems or just normal stages of infancy, it's important to watch for these alternating symptoms and discuss their occurrence with a doctor.

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