What to do if your child has diarrhea

Children are relatively fragile and have no sense of self-protection, which makes it easy for them to catch colds in daily life. Some people have diarrhea because their stomachs are exposed to the wind and caught in a cold. To be honest, diarrhea is not a pleasant thing for adults. At the end of the day, their hands and feet will feel weak and their whole body will feel powerless. But this situation is not easy, so what can we do at home when our children have diarrhea?

First, replenish water.

Children are small but have a very active metabolism. If the diarrhea lasts for a long time or is severe, they can easily become dehydrated. Even adults can easily become dehydrated if they have diarrhea, so the first thing to do is to replenish water while also replenishing salt and electrolytes. A better way is to feed your child more water or rice soup and add a small spoonful of salt. If the child thinks the taste is not good, you can add a little sugar.

Second, dietary adjustment.

Children should take as little medicine as possible. If they are fed like medicine bottles from a young age, one can imagine their resistance when they grow up. Start with your diet and simply prevent diarrhea. Feed less high-nutrition and stimulating foods. Some parents are afraid that their children will have diarrhea and lose nutrition, so they supplement their children with a lot of high-nutrition foods, such as milk, fish, meat, etc. However, they do not realize that doing so will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and make the diarrhea last for a long time.

Third, food taboos.

A detailed introduction to several types of food that babies should avoid during diarrhea: first, irritating food; second, food that easily causes bloating, such as milk, soy products, sweet potatoes, etc.; third, food that promotes intestinal peristalsis and bowel movement, such as bananas, yams, celery, and leeks; fourth, high-fat and high-protein food, such as eggs, animal oils, fried foods, cream products, etc.

Fourth, zinc supplementation treatment.

Why do we need to talk about zinc supplementation separately? Everyone should know the importance of zinc to children. Diarrhea can easily lead to zinc deficiency in the body, which directly affects physical and intellectual development. For infants, it can cause developmental delay, organ dysplasia, intellectual disabilities, etc. Zinc supplementation can also enhance resistance and facilitate recovery.