What should I do if my baby has diarrhea in winter?

After the cold winter mode is turned on, the mother in the background of the mother network responds to the baby's diarrhea increases. Near the Spring Festival, no one wants to squeeze the pediatric clinic of the hospital at this time. So what can parents do to keep their delicate babies healthy?

●How to judge the condition of diarrhea in your baby?

Babies under two years of age usually have 2-5 bowel movements a day, and some babies will reach 7-8 times. Breastfed babies have more bowel movements than artificial feeding.

As the baby's age increases, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually decrease, and after two to three months, the number of bowel movements will decrease to 1-2 times a day.

Before judging whether the baby has diarrhea, parents should first understand the baby's normal bowel habits. Pay attention to the number and shape of bowel movements per day.

If the number of bowel movements is more frequent than usual, the texture is thinner than usual, or even watery stools appear, these may be symptoms of diarrhea in infants. It is usually accompanied by symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort such as not liking to eat, and stomach swelling and pain.

●Confirm the cause of diarrhea and perform targeted treatment:

Infectious diarrhea

Among the viral infections in children, the most common is rotavirus. Viral infections are prone to fever, vomiting, and watery stools, causing dehydration.

Neonatal infectious diarrhea disease can be urgent or slow, and must be observed. If the baby's spirit is good, there is no discomfort and pain, mainly to observe the stool form. Parents should treat it accordingly according to symptoms or consult a doctor to determine whether it is mild or severe diarrhea.

Norovirus

Norovirus (NV) has the characteristics of strong infection ability, rapid transmission, wide range and easy mutation. The incubation period is 1 to 2 days, and the onset is urgent. The main symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue and myalgia, and may have respiratory symptoms. Winter is the season of high incidence of norovirus infection, and parents must pay attention to the prevention of diseases in their babies.

Bacterial diarrhea

Most of the bacterial diarrhea in children is caused by disease from the mouth, an unclean diet. Unhygienic hand hygiene in children's diets, cutlery, breastware, or toys can cause bacterial diarrhea in children. Symptoms are usually stools with mucus nasal discharge, severely bloody like egg whites. Children also tend to have fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and sometimes nausea and vomiting.

Allergic diarrhea

Allergic diarrhea is mainly a child's immune disorder, when eating certain foods, it will cause an immune response in the body, causing diarrhea, such as eggs, milk, and human endocrine disorders.

Diarrhea caused by a cold

The baby's diarrhea because of a cold may be due to indigestion, improper diet, unreasonable feeding, or parents giving the baby too much indigestible food such as high protein and high fat. In addition, excessive and raw and cold foods can also lead to gastrointestinal disorders in the baby.

●What should I do if I have diarrhea in my baby?

For infections, viruses, and bacterial diarrhea, parents should treat their children as appropriate and follow the doctor's advice.

Cold diarrhea in winter, because the baby's gastrointestinal system is still in the development stage, cold is easy to cause gastrointestinal dysfunction. There are several ways to alleviate it:

First, avoid the baby's abdomen again cold, pay attention to the abdomen to keep warm. It is recommended to warm your hands and gently massage your baby's abdomen to warm your baby's abdomen.

Second, usually pay attention to keep warm at the same time, maintain the baby's dietary rules, appropriate supplement probiotics, feed properly, and breastfeed as much as possible. Mothers should also avoid irritating foods.

END

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia, Lilac Mom

Reporter: Chen Xutong Producer: Baby Uncle