What to do if your baby has diarrhea

  I. Give enough fluid to prevent dehydration From the beginning of diarrhea you should feed your child more water than usual, as much as you can, like plain water, homemade sugar saline, oral 0RS rehydration salt. children over 6 months old can be fed some tea soup, rice soup until the diarrhea stops.  Warm tip: Never give children high-sugar drinks, high candy power, sweet tea, soft drinks, etc., because they can make diarrhea worse.  Second, give enough food to prevent malnutrition Follow the principle of small amount and many meals for children under 6 months who eat breast milk to continue breastfeeding, but should pay attention to add more times than the original number of times, and the mother who feeds breast milk should eat less fatty foods; children who feed milk or milk powder. Add the equivalent of two times the usual amount of warm boiled water to the milk fed; children who have been added to the weaning food can be given thin porridge, rotten noodles, minced fish, a small amount of vegetables, fresh fruit juice, mashed bananas, and a little salt added to the food as appropriate.  Warm tip: Be sure not to give children fasting, which will lead to dehydration and gradual wasting, malnutrition and affect weight gain.  Third, strengthen the skin cleaning and care of the buttocks Because of the increase in the number of bowel movements, the skin irritation of the buttocks increases. Therefore, children should rinse their buttocks and perineum with water after each bowel movement, but do not use alkaline cleansers.  For children who are still using diapers, it is best to choose disposable diapers. If you use homemade diapers, use soft, absorbent cotton cloth and wash them with a less alkaline detergent after each use. Then rinse with water and dry in the sun to disinfect.  Warm tip: For children with red skin on the buttocks, expose the little buttocks to the air to dry them out, and then apply some diaper rash cream.