What to do if a one-year-old child has diarrhea

Diarrhea is a common condition in the human body. In addition to adults, children can also experience it. The diseases caused by diarrhea in children will be more serious, and its scope of incidence is also relatively wide. But generally speaking, diarrhea can be solved, and there are many types of diarrhea. So what should you do if a child over one year old has diarrhea?

One year old baby has diarrhea

To know the cause of your baby's diarrhea, you need to pay attention to the color, properties, and frequency of your baby's stool.

1. Foamy stool. Eating too much starch or sugary food can increase the fermentation of food in the intestine, and the resulting stool will be dark brown, watery and foamy.

2. Smelly stool. When babies eat too much protein-rich food, the protein can neutralize the gastric acid in the stomach, thus reducing the acidity of the gastric juice and making it impossible for the protein to be fully digested and absorbed. Coupled with the decomposition and metabolism of bacteria in the intestinal cavity, the stools of these babies are often very smelly.

3. Shiny stools. When you eat too much fat, too much fatty acid will be produced in the intestinal cavity, which will stimulate the intestinal mucosa and increase intestinal peristalsis, resulting in light yellow liquid and larger stools. Sometimes the stools are shiny and can even slide in the toilet bowl.

Generally speaking, the main reasons for diarrhea in one-year-old babies are as follows.

1. Viral infection

First of all, you should carefully observe and record your baby's stool characteristics in detail. How many times a day does he or she defecate? If the stool is watery or egg drop soup-like, and the baby defecates 5, 6 or even 10 times a day, then it is abnormal and is mostly enteritis. If the stool contains mucus, pus and blood and has a fishy smell, then it is enteritis caused by bacterial infection. If there is no fishy smell and no mucus, pus and blood, then it is enteritis caused by a viral infection.

2. Improper diet

If the baby's diarrhea is caused by improper diet, it is just due to adverse stimulation such as suddenly eating too much cold food or the navel catching a cold, which will cause the intestinal peristalsis to speed up and cause the frequency of bowel movements to increase than usual. Bowel sounds can be heard when the baby's stomach is pressed close. The stool at this time is mostly green. If the baby suddenly eats too much meat or other indigestible food at one time, he will often have diarrhea accompanied by nausea and vomiting, and his appetite will be very poor. ...

What to do if your one-year-old baby has diarrhea

1. Mild diarrhea. The baby defecates about 3 to 10 times a day. The stool is yellow or green, thin and paste-like or egg drop soup-like. White or yellowish-white curds or foam are often seen. It has a sour taste and occasionally there is nausea and vomiting. This situation is mostly caused by non-bacterial infectious diarrhea due to improper eating, indigestion or cold. It may also be caused by climate change or improper care. At this time , you should do the following:

1. Feeding should be regular and quantitative.

2. The process of changing milk should be gradual, and avoid quick decisions.

3. Pay attention to climate changes, add or remove clothes in time, and keep your abdomen warm.

4. Adjust your baby's diet appropriately and reduce the intake of starch or sugary foods.

5. You can use a belly button sticker and stick it on the baby’s belly button.

2. Severe diarrhea: the baby has frequent bowel movements, ten to dozens of times a day. The stool contains more water and occasionally contains mucus, which is yellow or yellow-green in color and has a fishy odor. Loss of appetite, often accompanied by vomiting. Most cases have irregular low-grade fever, and severe cases have high fever. At this time, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible and take medicine under the guidance of a doctor. Never take medicine on your own. There are four principles for treatment: give the gastrointestinal tract proper rest, control infection, correct water and electrolyte disorders, and provide good care.

1. First, you need to test your baby's stool to find out the cause of diarrhea so that you can prescribe the right medicine!

2. It may be a reaction to Chinese medicine or antibiotics. Consult your doctor whether to continue taking the medicine. Sometimes stopping the medicine can stop diarrhea.

3. Diarrhea may be caused by changing the brand of formula milk. Do not eat formula milk in the short term. Eat rice or porridge first, and then eat formula milk after the gastrointestinal function recovers.

4. Consider giving your baby some Smecta or Mami Love. This drug is called a mucosal protectant. It can cover the intestinal mucosa, absorb pathogens and toxins, enhance the barrier function of the intestinal mucosa, and prevent the attack of pathogenic microorganisms. When taking this type of medicine, you need to pay attention to its usage. First, you should take it on an empty stomach. Second, you must emphasize the ratio of mixing it with water. Fasting does not mean before meals, but it is best to take it between meals; be sure to read the drug instructions carefully about how to mix it with water. ...

What should a one-year-old baby eat if he has diarrhea?

For children with diarrhea, on the one hand, it is necessary to find out the cause and treat it accordingly. On the other hand, dietary adjustment is also very important. Here are some commonly used dietary therapy recipes.

Ingredients for skim yogurt: 100 ml skim cold milk, 4 ml 36% fermented acid solution, or 10 drops of 85% lactic acid. Preparation: Cold milk plus fermentation liquid, lactic acid. Function: Milk becomes yogurt after being fermented by lactobacillus. The lactose in this kind of yogurt has been broken down into galactose, making it suitable for children with diarrhea.

Ingredients for scorched rice soup: rice flour, sugar. Preparation: Put the rice noodles in a pot and fry them over low heat until they turn brown. Add a small amount of sugar and water and boil before serving. Function: Scorched rice soup has a certain amount of thermal energy. After the rice noodles are fried, part of the starch can be converted into dextrin, which is beneficial for digestion and absorption. The scorched starch can also absorb intestinal toxins and gases.

Ingredients for applesauce: apples, salt. Preparation: Cut the apples into pieces and mash them into puree before eating. Eat applesauce 2-3 times a day, 30-60 grams each time. You can also take an apple, wash and chop it, add 0.8-0.9 grams of salt, 5 grams of sugar, and 250 milliliters of water, boil them together, and drink it in 2-3 times. Function: Suitable for children over 6 months old. Apples contain fruit acid, which can absorb toxins, and tannic acid, which has an astringent effect and is suitable for treating diarrhea in children.

Ingredients for carrot juice: 100 grams of fresh carrots, salt. Preparation: Wash and chop fresh carrots and put them into a pot. Add 3 grams of salt and appropriate amount of water. After boiling, remove the residue and take the juice. Take it 2-3 times a day. Function: It strengthens the spleen and helps digestion.

Ingredients for carrot and hawthorn decoction: two fresh carrots, 15 grams of fried hawthorn, appropriate amount of brown sugar. Preparation: decoct the above ingredients in water. Take several times a day for 2-3 days. Effect: Effective for diarrhea caused by indigestion.

Ingredients for Huaishan Yao Congee: 50 grams of polished rice and 20 grams of Huaishan Yao powder. Preparation: Cook the above ingredients into porridge, 2-3 times a day. Function: It has the effect of strengthening the spleen. Effective for persistent and chronic diarrhea. ...

What to do if your one-year-old baby has diarrhea and vomiting

1. Stomach cold. If a one-year-old baby has diarrhea and vomiting, it may be a gastrointestinal cold. Gastrointestinal colds are mostly caused by bacterial and viral infections, environmental discomfort, food allergies, drug reactions, and head injuries. You should go to the hospital in time to check blood and stool routine tests to find out the cause, and use medication or treatment according to the doctor's requirements.

2. Treatment of baby diarrhea and vomiting:

(1) When vomiting, parents should immediately turn the child's head to one side to prevent vomitus from entering the trachea and causing aspiration pneumonia;

(2) After vomiting, rinse the mouth with warm water. For young children, give them more water to drink to clean the mouth.

(3) For children with repeated vomiting, pay attention to feeding them some juice or salty food;

(4) Do not feed or give medicine to a sick child, or move him/her at will when he/she is vomiting;

(5) Parents should pay attention to the changes in the condition of the child. If the child vomits severely or vomits in a projectile manner, the child should be sent to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner;

(6) When the baby has diarrhea, it is important to allow the gastrointestinal tract of the baby to rest. If the baby has not been weaned, the amount of milk should be reduced and more sugar and salt water can be fed to replenish the fluid and electrolytes lost by the diarrhea. The baby should also be fed less during the recovery period and the amount should be increased gradually.

(7) Keep the child's abdomen moisturized and apply a hot water bottle to relieve abdominal pain.

(8) Give your baby more rice soup, preferably millet soup, which can not only replenish water and energy but also treat diarrhea.

How can parents prevent diarrhea in babies over one year old?

The stomach and intestines of a one-year-old baby are very fragile. If there is any negligence in daily diet or care, it is easy to cause diarrhea. Once the baby has diarrhea, it is also a worrying thing for parents. So how to prevent the baby from diarrhea in daily life?

1. Adjust your diet

Breastfeeding is the channel for one-year-old babies to absorb nutrition every day. It should be noted that breast milk is rich in nutrients, but it is also high in fat, which can easily cause intestinal burden on the baby and cause diarrhea, so the baby's diet must be reasonably matched. In addition to breastfeeding, you should prepare complementary foods for your baby, but the complementary foods must be healthy and single. Do not mix them together, as this will make the baby's intestines unable to adapt and cause diarrhea. The role of complementary food is to exercise the baby's gastrointestinal adaptability, so it can be consumed in small amounts, but never in excess.

2. Preventing the invasion of germs is the key

To prevent the invasion of germs, the baby's clothes and utensils must be disinfected and washed. Although they need to be kept warm, ventilation must also be ensured.

3. You can take appropriate massage to help your baby

Massaging your baby every day is very helpful for your baby's body and helps him or her enhance resistance.

If your baby's diarrhea is discovered and cared for in time, there won't be any major problems later on. If mothers are worried, they need to do the above preventive work to reduce the chance of their baby having diarrhea.