Can babies eat complementary foods if they have diarrhea?

After the baby is weaned, mothers should consider giving the baby some complementary food. At this time, whether it is porridge or noodles, as long as the food is suitable for the baby, you can give him a little bit of it, which can help the baby grow healthily. However, many mothers will also encounter a problem, that is, the baby will have diarrhea due to improper diet or cold, so can the baby eat complementary food when he has diarrhea?

1. If a child is currently taking complementary foods, stop taking them or reduce the frequency and amount of complementary foods. Young children should stop feeding foods high in oil and meat. If there is breast milk, the baby should try to eat breast milk. Children with nausea and vomiting should be fed with water and food slowly in small amounts and multiple times, in addition to easily digestible food. When diarrhea and vomiting are particularly severe, you can feed less food 1~2 times. Long-term fasting is not recommended now because it is not good for children.

2. Never fast. Regardless of the cause of diarrhea, although the baby's digestive tract function is reduced, the baby can still digest and absorb some nutrients, so breastfed babies should continue to be fed as long as the baby wants to eat. For babies who eat milk powder, the amount of milk they drink each time can be reduced by about 1/3, and a little water can be added to the milk. If the baby is not eating enough after reducing the amount, you can give him rice soup, or feed him carrot water or fresh vegetable water to supplement inorganic salts and vitamins. For babies who are already eating complementary foods such as porridge, the amount of these foods can be slightly reduced.

3. Do not use antibiotics at will. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat infant diarrhea is the main cause of treatment failure. The number of non-pathogenic bacteria in the infant's intestines is small, and a normal flora system has not yet been established. The intestinal environment is unstable and easily damaged by external factors. It can be treated with Dinggui Baby Umbilical Patch, because the preparation of Dinggui Baby Umbilical Patch is traditional Chinese medicine, and it is an external medicine. It is a medicine that can strengthen the baby's stomach and intestines, aid digestion, and increase appetite.

4. The most common symptom of acute diarrhea is dehydration, so it is very important to supplement fluids to correct dehydration. Even in the case of acute diarrhea, the small intestine still retains 60% of its digestion and absorption capacity, so eating early can alleviate symptoms and improve nutritional status. Fasting time should not exceed 24 hours. When you first start eating, consider giving porridge, potatoes or sugar-rich foods, and avoid too greasy foods.

5. Although the use of antidiarrheal drugs can prevent diarrhea, it also reduces intestinal motility, making it difficult for toxins to be excreted and causing bacterial growth. In addition, children who are breastfed when they are young have better intestinal resistance. Therefore, promoting breastfeeding is also helpful in preventing diarrhea in children.