Baby has diarrhea and black loose stools

Generally, when children have diarrhea, their stools are yellow, and sometimes even watery. However, some babies have black stools due to diarrhea. This may be because the child has recently eaten black food, and the stomach and intestines have not broken down the food well, so the stools are black. Baby diarrhea is an abnormal phenomenon and needs to be checked as soon as possible.

What to do if your baby has diarrhea

Children with diarrhea should adjust their diet. If a child is currently taking complementary foods, stop feeding 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.

Do not use antibiotics indiscriminately. 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.

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, and consider giving porridge, potatoes or sugar-rich foods when you first start eating, and avoid too greasy foods.

Although the use of antidiarrheal drugs can stop 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.