What are the symptoms of diarrhea and dehydration?

During the transition from autumn to winter, the human body is most susceptible to foreign pathogens, and the most common disease is diarrhea. For babies with weaker constitutions, once they are infected, they will vomit and have diarrhea, which is heartbreaking. However, because some new mothers do not understand newborn care and are not familiar with the physical discomfort symptoms of their babies, treatment is delayed. So, what are the symptoms of diarrhea and dehydration in babies? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Symptoms of diarrhea and dehydration

1. If the baby's eye sockets are not sunken, he sheds a lot of tears, his mouth is moist, and he drinks water normally, it means that he is not obviously dehydrated. In addition, if the baby's skin elasticity is very good, we can observe it ourselves at home.

2. The baby is more irritable and noisy, his eye sockets are slightly sunken, he sheds fewer tears than usual, his oral and lip mucosa are very dry, and he seems thirsty. If you feel his skin elasticity at this time, it will be relatively poor. This situation means that the child is somewhat dehydrated and should be treated according to the child's specific situation. If he is able to drink and not spit up, we can give him fluids at home. If he cannot drink water, vomits frequently, or his diarrhea does not improve or even worsens after two or three days of observation at home, or new symptoms appear (such as fever, bloody stools, etc.), you should see a doctor promptly.

3. The baby is seriously dehydrated and shows symptoms of drowsiness, coma, obvious sunken eye sockets, inability to close eyes when sleeping, no tears, abnormally dry mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue, and poor skin elasticity. At this time, he basically has no desire to drink water. We call this the early stage of shock. The condition is relatively serious and he must be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

It can be seen that baby diarrhea is worthy of attention. If you do not pay attention to it in time and do not see a doctor in time, the baby will become dehydrated, which will be more troublesome to treat. Therefore, parents should understand the symptoms of baby diarrhea so that they can detect the baby's diarrhea in time, prescribe medicine for the baby in time, or use diet therapy to assist in treatment, so that the baby can recover as soon as possible.

What is the fastest way to treat diarrhea in babies?

1. Boil the apples. A thoroughly cooked apple has an astringent effect. Giving your baby one apple a day can help relieve diarrhea. When cooking apples, you should cook them in water or add some rock sugar, so that babies will like them more.

2. Egg yolk diet: Boil the eggs, remove the shells and egg whites, and simmer the egg yolks in a pot over low heat to extract oil. Infants under one year old can take one egg yolk oil a day, divided into 2-3 doses, for a course of 3 days to treat diarrhea, and it has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach and stopping diarrhea.

3. Scorched rice soup: first grind the rice flour or milk cake into powder, fry until it turns yellow, then add appropriate amount of water and sugar, and then cook it into a paste. When rice noodles are added with water and then heated, its carbonized structure has a better adsorption and antidiarrheal effect.

4. Carrot soup: Carrot is an alkaline food. The pectin it contains can promote stool formation and absorb bacteria and toxins on the intestinal mucosa. It is a good antidiarrheal food.

5. Chestnut paste meal: Use 3-5 chestnuts, peel and mash them, add water and cook into a paste, add sugar to taste and eat 2-3 times a day. It has the effect of warming the middle and stopping diarrhea. In addition, orange and jujube tea, carrot soup, etc. have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.

6. Rice porridge. When your baby has diarrhea, give him more porridge, which is easy to digest and nutritious. Don't eat hard food when your baby has diarrhea