Children’s diarrhea can be seen in infectious diarrheal disease, non-infectious diarrheal disease, there is no optimal dietary treatment, according to the cause of the appropriate dietary adjustments, such as lactose intolerance caused by diarrhea need to use lactase or lactose-free diet.
1. Infectious diarrhea: can be caused by viral or bacterial infections, such children if not combined with obvious vomiting, continue to eat a reasonable diet is a necessary therapeutic measure, fasting is harmful. For children over 6 months of age, they can choose the daily diet that they are used to, such as thick porridge, noodles, cooked vegetable oil, vegetables, minced meat or fish, etc., but they should pay attention to the small amount to the large amount.
2. Non-infectious diarrhea:
(1) Food-baiting diarrhea: these children need to avoid stimulating foods, and it is advisable to eat rice porridge, noodles and other easy-to-digest foods, and gradually return to a normal diet.
(2) Lactose intolerance: For these children, lactose-free foods, such as lactose-free milk powder, or lactase enzyme should be added for treatment.
Diet can assist in the treatment, but cannot cure the disease. It is recommended that children with diarrhea should seek medical attention in a timely manner so that the cause of the disease can be clearly identified and the disease can be treated in a positive manner as prescribed by the doctor.