The summer heat has come, seasonal fruits and melons began to flood the market, mosquitoes and flies take advantage of the opportunity to breed, bacteria and viruses have found a breeding ground for growth, so the babies that are still delicate, fragile gastrointestinal can not stand. If you are not careful, vomiting and diarrhea instantly occur, the original lively child immediately lost energy, the small body also quickly see the day thin, which can panic young parents. What to do? What should I do if my baby has diarrhea? First, don’t rummage through the cupboard and grab some half-understood medicine and feed it to your child as a matter of course. You should know that before the cause of the disease is clear, the random use of antiemetic, painkiller or anti-diarrheal drugs will cover up the condition, delay the diagnosis and treatment, and even aggravate the condition by using the wrong drugs. Moreover, many adult antiemetics, painkillers or antidiarrheal drugs are pharmacologically unsuitable for children because of their specific toxicity. In addition, infants and young children vomiting and diarrhea can easily cause dehydration, simply reduce fever and pain without timely replenishment of lost water and electrolytes, the baby will still be dehydrated, acidosis and aggravate the condition and cause shock. Second, pay attention to the “four observations”. First of all, pay attention to the number of times the baby has stool every day, the color and nature of the stool and the amount of stool; at the same time, pay attention to the number of times and the amount of urine; then observe the body temperature, pay attention to whether the child has a fever; finally, observe the baby’s mental state, whether there are signs such as tiredness, weakness or even depression. These four aspects of observation are important first-hand information to help doctors diagnose the condition, and doctors can generally judge the nature of diarrhea based on the stool and body temperature; and once the child’s spirit is poor and urine volume decreases, which is an important sign of dehydration, doctors will immediately make a judgment based on these symptoms and signs, and timely replenish the child with the appropriate fluids to avoid delaying treatment and aggravating the condition, resulting in severe dehydration and Shock may occur due to severe dehydration. Third, bring your child and a fresh stool specimen to the hospital. Bringing the child with you will help the doctor to do the appropriate physical examination of the child and discover the signs that the parents cannot notice, so as to facilitate timely diagnosis and correct treatment; bring the stool excreted by the child within two to three hours, and the doctor will immediately do the appropriate stool laboratory tests, which are essential to clarify the nature and etiology of the diarrhea. It is also important to note that when taking stool specimens, you should try to select the part of the stool that has mucus or abnormal color, so that the examination is more meaningful. Fourth, regulate the baby’s diet. Many parents have the misconception that children with diarrhea have poor digestion and absorption, and that the food they eat is excreted at any time, so they think they should let their children “empty” their stomachs to let their intestines rest. This is very harmful. It is important to understand that fasting can cause malnutrition, and malnutrition and diarrhea tend to form a vicious cycle, the end result of which is chronic diarrhea and stunted growth in children. The scientific approach is to encourage the baby to eat as much as possible, as long as the child is not vomiting violently. This is essential to ensure the child’s supply of calories and water and salt, and to improve his or her ability to resist disease. Infants who have not added complementary foods continue their original breast milk or artificial feeding; infants or older children who have added complementary foods are recommended to drink more millet and thin rice with salt vegetable soup, which can ensure nutrition and effectively play the role of oral supplementation of fluids, which can prevent the occurrence of dehydration and also effectively treat mild dehydration. Other foods, as long as the child has been accustomed to, can continue to eat, the principle is to liquid, semi-liquid (such as thin rice, noodles) mainly, a small number of meals, in order to facilitate digestion. However, cold foods such as melons and fruits are recommended to be temporarily suspended to reduce gastrointestinal stimulation and facilitate the recovery of the baby’s intestinal function as soon as possible. Summer diarrhea differs from autumn diarrhea in that the former is mainly caused by bacterial infections, while the latter is mostly caused by intestinal viral infections. Pediatric enteritis can be prevented with a reasonable diet to ensure nutrition and attention to dietary hygiene. How to effectively prevent pediatric diarrhea? First, a reasonable diet. Newborns and small infants should be breastfed as much as possible, and supplementary foods should be added in a timely and reasonable manner after 4 months of age. This will help establish normal intestinal flora and promote sound intestinal function, moreover, it will ensure the baby’s nutrition, enhance their physical fitness and improve immunity. Young children and older children should be balanced nutrition, not partial food, not picky food. Second, pay attention to dietary hygiene and develop good hygiene habits. It is not advisable to eat too much raw and cold food; cooked food placed in the refrigerator should be heated before consumption; bottles fed to infants should be washed in time and diligently disinfected at high temperature, etc. In short, children are not the epitome of adults, their immune system, the ability to adapt to seasonal changes is still poor, parents need to be careful care, once the condition occurs, should go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, so as not to delay the disease, a small disease into a large, physical and mental development and growth of children caused harm. Young parents, have you remembered them all?