<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat information is currently available regarding Necrotizing Enterocolitis?  <response>: <reason> In an infant suspected of having necrotizing enterocolitis, feedings are stopped and gas is relieved from the bowel by inserting a small tube into the stomach.Intravenous fluid replaces formula or breast milk. Antibiotic therapy is started.The infants condition is monitored with abdominal x-rays, blood tests, and blood gases.Surgery will be needed if there is a hole in the intestines or peritonitis inflammation of the abdominal wall. The dead bowel tissue is removed and a colostomy or ileostomy is performed. The bowel is then reconnected several weeks or months later when the infection and inflammation have healed. 