Babies have also reached a stage of rapid growth. Diarrhea is a common high-incidence disease in infants and young children during this period, which will have an impact on the growth and development of children that many parents cannot expect.
The high age group for spring diarrhea in children is mainly concentrated in the early childhood period of 12 months to 3 years, followed by infancy less than 12 months [1]. This is because the baby is born within 6 months of birth by a large number of antibodies in breast milk "protective body", has immunity to a variety of viruses, after 12 months of antibody levels in breast milk decline, susceptible to external germs invasion, after the age of 3 years old, the baby's own immunity gradually enhances, plus vaccine injection and other factors, antibodies in the body increase, infection rate will also decrease. The pathogen of spring diarrhea in children is mainly Escherichia coli, followed by rotavirus infection, which is more common in infants aged 0 to 6 months and children after 3 years of age, while rotavirus infection is mostly in infants and young children aged 6 months to 3 years [2], and is prone to repeated diarrhea.
* Rotavirus
Many parents will feel that diarrhea is a daily small disease, in fact, its impact on children's growth and development is beyond public perception. Studies have reported that diarrhea has a greater impact on height and intelligence. The adverse effects of diarrhea on height vary by age, and diarrhea in the first 6 months of life can easily lead to long-term height deficiency; the more diarrhea occurs before the age of 2 years, the smaller the body size between the ages of 2 and 7 years, and the average occurrence of 9.1 diarrhea before the age of 2 years can reduce the height of children at the age of 7 years by 3 .6cm [3-4]. In addition, when the baby has diarrhea, a large amount of nutrients are lost, which can easily lead to malnutrition, such as protein and vitamin deficiency, and may also reduce the proliferation of brain nerve cells, and even the number of brain cells will be permanently reduced, affecting later intellectual development; at the same time, insufficient nutrition can also lead to low immune function, resulting in other diseases [5].
Keep your baby away from spring diarrhea
Parents can "prevent the disease before it happens"
Put on a layer of "body armor" for your baby
Building the "Great Wall of Steel"
Help your baby block out foreign bacteria
Viruses and other "terrorist" attacks
Protection is done well
"Diarrhea" does not come to look
If you want to keep the baby away from spring diarrhea, parents can "prevent the disease before they get sick", put on a layer of "body armor" for the baby, build a "great wall of steel", and help the baby block the attack of foreign bacteria, viruses and other "terrorists".
Strengthening your physique first is key
Especially for babies born with insufficient congenitality, the day after tomorrow should pay more attention to the maintenance of the spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of the acquired nature of the human body, the source of qi and blood biochemistry, the spleen is mainly transported, the stomach is accepted and decomposed, and the spleen and stomach jointly complete the digestion and absorption of the diet, thereby nourishing the whole body and providing nutrition for the development of the body. If the spleen and stomach are not good, the qi and blood are insufficient, the physique is weak, and it is easy to be infected with rotavirus and Escherichia coli and other germs, which cause diarrhea.
Secondly, prevent "disease from the mouth"
Many mothers do not want to let the baby miss the spring growth season, often overfeed, because "feeding" hurts the stomach, coupled with most babies' lack of temper, over time the spleen is weak and wet, coupled with the spring rain, the environment is humid, both inside and outside, more likely to aggravate diarrhea. In addition, when the temperature rises in the spring, food is easy to breed bacteria or spoil, and if you are not careful, the germs will enter the body and cause diarrhea. Therefore, mothers should be reasonably fed, regularly rationed, do not overeat, but also pay attention to dietary hygiene.
Finally, pay attention to the changes in heat and cold
There is a saying of "spring cover autumn freeze", so many parents like to cover the baby very tightly, but the temperature change in the spring is larger, most babies love to move, easy to sweat, and not changing clothes in time will lead to cold or heat, causing spleen and stomach transport disorders, resulting in diarrhea. Therefore, spring anti-diarrhea, cold and heat should be careful, timely add or subtract clothes to the baby, especially pay attention to the baby's abdomen to keep warm.
Early detection and early treatment
Don't treat diarrhea improperly
When the baby has spring diarrhea, parents should also take action to minimize the harm to the baby as much as possible. Diarrhea, especially persistent diarrhea, can cause intestinal flora disorders, under normal circumstances, the intestinal flora maintains a microecological balance in the human body, like the ecological balance of nature, if the intestinal flora balance is broken, it will cause various problems, and even affect the intellectual development of the brain.
Studies have confirmed that there are intricate and interrelated communication channels between brain and intestine, mainly including three major channels of nerve, immunity and endocrinology, and the brain and gastrointestinal tract mainly communicate information in both directions through these three channels. Once the intestinal flora is disturbed, the exchange of information between the intestines and brains is abnormal, which can lead to a variety of diseases.
On the other hand, diarrhea can lead to intestinal flora disorders, and the function of the intestinal mucosal barrier is also destroyed, and bacteria in the intestine will take advantage of the deficiency, which will aggravate diarrhea or cause other diseases. In addition, diarrhea will also lead to a decrease in the level of trace elements in the body, and its concentration changes can cause the activity of various enzymes in the body to be inhibited, so that the immune function is reduced, and the baby's digestive function is disturbed, which is more likely to occur diarrhea; and diarrhea will lead to the loss of trace elements, forming a vicious circle [], affecting the baby's health.
Therefore, if the baby has diarrhea, he should seek medical attention as soon as possible and pay attention to rehydration during the period to avoid problems such as electrolyte abnormalities and aggravate the condition.
Improves immunity
Protecting the intestines is key
Many times the baby's diarrhea is slightly better, the mothers will relax, but the intestinal flora at this time will not become healthy immediately, but it will take a period of time to restore balance, at this time parents can supplement the child with probiotics to help the baby's intestinal flora return to a healthy state as soon as possible.