To give the baby food, mothers can not be said not fine, even though a hundred attention, the baby’s little tummy is still very fragile. Pulling, pulling, pulling, looking at the child’s thin little face, mothers in addition to anxious or anxious. Shen Zhenyu, deputy director of the Department of Pediatrics at the First Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that pediatric diarrhea is a very common disease, as long as the timely replenishment of “water”, generally will not cause too much impact, parents do not worry too much. However, this water is not the other water, parents should pay attention to give diarrhea baby drink glucose saline or salt rice soup water, rather than plain water. If the diarrhea is very severe, even with bloody stools, it is important to go to the hospital for examination and intravenous rehydration.
Why does the baby have diarrhea?
1.Improper feeding method: Drinking white porridge and soy sauce from Monday to Friday, eating big fish and meat on Saturday and having one hungry meal and one full meal on Saturday, irregular diet, the baby’s intestines have difficulty adapting, and diarrhea will easily occur.
2, ate inappropriate food: some babies are allergic to shrimp, some babies are intolerant to milk, some children eat snacks indiscriminately, especially cold drinks.
3, cold stomach: intestinal peristalsis accelerates, the number of stools increases, and the water in the stool also increases.
4, viral infection: rotavirus infection is the primary cause of pediatric diarrhea, generally common in autumn, also called autumn diarrhea, other seasons can also occur.
5, bacterial infection: unhygienic cooking utensils, like to eat hands, easily lead to bacterial infectious diarrhea.
What are the dangers of pediatric diarrhea?
Pediatric diarrhea is common in young children under 5 years of age, especially within 2 years of age. Since children’s body composition contains more water, large amounts of watery stools can cause dehydration and high fever. Children in areas with poor medical care often die from dehydration shock. Even if medical conditions are good, failure to treat diarrhea promptly and thoroughly can lead to prolonged and recurrent episodes of diarrhea.
What are the symptoms of pediatric diarrhea?
Normally, babies within one year of age have no more than 4 stools per day, while young children over one year of age have 1-2 stools a day or 1-2 stools a day, with stools in the shape of strips or bananas. If there is a significant increase in the number of stools or a change in their nature, it can be judged as a pediatric diarrheal disease.
The most common form of diarrhea in babies is watery stools or egg-flake soup-like stools. Some children may also present with pasty stools, bloody stools, or stools with large amounts of snot-like mucus, and in the latter case, there may be other etiologies, such as Crohn’s disease.
Should I self-medicate or seek medical attention for pediatric diarrhea?
Parents who are not sure about their child’s diarrhea and do not know what to do with it are of course best to go to the hospital in the first instance. Following the doctor’s prescription for medication and treatment will ensure that the child’s condition is controlled promptly and effectively.
However, there are some children who have mild diarrhea, no obvious dehydration and good mental condition, parents can handle it at home first. Shen Zhenyu said that the most important thing at this time is to replenish water, but this water is not plain water, but glucose saline (commercially available as oral rehydration salt) or rice soup water with salt should be given to the child in order to replenish the lost electrolytes. White sugar water is not very suitable because the intestine cannot digest and absorb white sugar during diarrhea, and it is easy to produce acid and gas, which will also aggravate the water content of diarrhea. Hydration can be accompanied by the use of montelukast, cardoquine and bifidobacterium and lactobacillus preparations. It is not advisable to strongly stop diarrhea in acute diarrhea, because diarrhea is also a process of detoxification, and if toxins accumulate in the intestine, the harm to the body will be further aggravated. In addition, in the new diarrhea treatment guidelines, acute diarrhea should be supplemented with zinc gluconate for two weeks to help repair the intestinal mucosa, improve taste, and maintain resistance.
If there is blood in the stool or a large amount of snot-like mucus, you must go to the hospital immediately. If self-medication does not work well, if the diarrhea persists for a week without relief, or if the condition is still worsening, you should also go to the hospital as soon as possible.
What should I eat during diarrhea?
Baby diarrhea so strong, some parents think we should eat less? Experts say that whether you eat or not, it will not affect the diarrhea baby pull more or less, so you must supplement nutrition and maintain resistance. Diet during diarrhea should pay attention to the following points.
1, babies who eat milk powder, to switch to de-lactose, disaccharide diarrhea milk powder.
2. for babies eating complementary foods, they can drink porridge and eat noodles normally.
3, the diet should not be too greasy and easy to digest.
4, too sweet fruits are not advocated, but apples contain tannin, which is beneficial to relieve diarrhea.
What symptoms indicate dehydration?
The key to pediatric diarrhea is to prevent and treat dehydration. Parents are often unable to discern whether their child is dehydrated or not, and can judge from the following aspects.
1. Is the amount of urine significantly less than usual?
2. Is the child depressed and indifferent?
3. Is the fontanel sunken? Are the lips very dry?
4. Is there no tears when crying?
If the answer is “yes” to any of the above questions, it indicates dehydration, and the absence of tears is a sign of severe dehydration.
Three tests should be done for children who are prone to diarrhea.
If your baby has diarrhea at any time, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for three tests.
1. to check if the immune function is low or if the intestinal flora is dysbiosis.
2. to check if there are any problems with the intestinal mucosa
3, to check whether there is sensitivity to certain foods.