I. Baby diarrhea symptoms
Baby diarrhea is divided into infectious and non-infectious diarrhea. Generally speaking, diarrhea in infants and young children is non-infectious physiological diarrhea, so mothers do not need to worry too much. The symptoms of diarrhea in babies are very obvious, and the severity of diarrhea can be judged by the symptoms.
1. The baby has less than 10 bowel movements per day, and the stool is yellowish green, with little water, occasional vomiting, loss of appetite and no significant weight loss. It is a mild diarrhea. Parents pay more attention to the diet afterwards, a week or so to return to normal.
2, if the number of bowel movements per day is more than 10 times, each interval is very short, the stool has become egg-shaped, and the baby has lost weight, and there are also symptoms of fever, then it is a serious diarrhea. It is necessary to seek medical treatment in time to avoid more serious situations such as dehydration and acidosis in babies.
Second, how to treat baby diarrhea?
Since babies are still small and their organs are immature, it is not recommended to treat them with medication as soon as the symptoms of diarrhea appear.
1, the first thing the mother needs to do is to control the baby’s diet. It is also important to choose easily digestible food when feeding the baby to reduce the burden on the intestines, especially complementary foods, which must be reduced and be healthy and easy to digest.
2, must be timely hydration. Diarrhea will take away the body’s water, leaving the body in a dehydrated state, so it is still necessary to replenish the baby’s water. You can choose oral rehydration salt to supplement.
3, diarrhea is most afraid of infection and inflammation, so ensure that the baby is clean and tidy to avoid disease from the mouth.
4, for serious cases of diarrhea, it is recommended that mothers choose to promptly send to the doctor for treatment.
Third, how to prevent diarrhea in babies?
In daily life, mothers pay more attention to the baby care, it is possible to prevent baby diarrhea.
1, to ensure that clean and tidy is the primary premise.
Ensure that the baby’s environment is clean and tidy, and that the baby’s own cleanliness is in place. To prevent illness from entering the mouth, be sure to disinfect the tableware used by the baby, and the ingredients must be washed clean.
2, adhere to breastfeeding.
Adhere to the high nutritional value of breastfeeding, natural to enhance resistance is very helpful. Mothers should not eat greasy and spicy food during breastfeeding.
3, supplemental food to add a single and appropriate amount.
The baby can not add multiple foods at once, only one kind of supplementary food can be added, and it is necessary to pay attention to the right amount, in order to ensure that the baby can absorb nutrients, must gradually increase the amount, so that the intestinal tract has an adaptation period.
4, abdominal warmth, lower body care.
When diarrhea occurs in babies, a cold belly button is also one of the reasons. So mothers should do a good job of keeping the abdomen warm, and at the same time wash the lower body every day, and after each bowel movement also need to wash the anus, to prevent baby diarrhea in all aspects.