Tips for treating diarrhea caused by cold in babies

The baby's internal organs are delicate and their spleen and stomach are weak, so they will have diarrhea if they catch a little cold. Mothers should pay attention to keeping their babies warm, try to feed their babies hot food and warm water, make sure their clothes and bedding are breathable and warm, and use warm water for bathing. Try to ventilate the room around noon, and do not bring the baby into an air-conditioned room to prevent the baby from catching a cold. What should I do if my baby really catches a cold and has diarrhea? Next, I will introduce several methods to you.

What should I do if my child catches a cold and has diarrhea?

1. Apply pepper powder cake to the navel. Take about half a tael of freshly steamed rice and pat it into a round cake about one centimeter in size in your hand. Sprinkle pepper powder in the center of the rice cake. Wait until the rice cake is slightly cool (not enough to burn the back of an adult's hand), stick the side sprinkled with pepper powder on the navel, tie it with a cloth strip or bandage, and remove it after 4-8 hours. Generally, diarrhea can be stopped with one application, and it can be cured after three applications at most.

2. Cover the navel with safflower oil. Pour safflower oil into the palm of your hand, rub your hands together to warm them up, and then apply the palm of your hand to the navel for two minutes at a time.

3. Apply fried salt to the navel. Fry the salt, wrap it in a cloth and apply it to the navel. It is suitable to apply it on the belly before sleeping at night, otherwise the child may not be willing to do so. This method belongs to a type of "ironing" in external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Fry the salt, let it cool, and apply it to the abdomen. This will warm up the local tissue, regulate the autonomic nervous system, dilate the capillaries, and accelerate blood circulation, thereby slowly relaxing the muscles, relieving reflex muscle spasms, alleviating pain, and eliminating diarrhea.

4. Belly button stickers are more convenient. However, when using it, you should pay attention to distinguish the child's stomach discomfort. Some navel patches are suitable for stomach discomfort, and some are suitable for gastrointestinal discomfort. Moreover, the effect is not very obvious for some children after use, so it is recommended to use it in conjunction with other drugs.

How can children prevent colds?

1. Take a bath

Whether during or after bathing, be sure to protect your baby's tummy and don't let it get cold. It is best to let the baby sit in warm water when bathing, and do not expose the belly button. After taking a bath, you should put on your clothes immediately and do not leave your belly button exposed. When getting dressed, you can use a bath towel to protect your belly button and stomach.

2. Dressing

When parents buy clothes for their babies, they should not just buy clothes that fit perfectly or are short for the sake of appearance. Baby's clothes should be practical and comfortable. It is best to buy clothes with longer upper body for your baby so that no matter how the baby moves, his belly and lower back will not be exposed.

3. Holding posture

When parents hold their babies, they often start applying force from the armpits. Many times, the child's shirt will be unconsciously pulled up a lot. This will make it easy for the child to catch a cold stomach, so parents should tidy up the child's clothes after picking up the child. Pull it down. Check to see if your belly button is protected.

4. Massage

It is very important to give your baby abdominal massage regularly. Parents can rub their hands together to warm them up first, and then use their hands to massage the baby's abdomen in a clockwise direction. This can help the baby to expel gas and defecate. The heat from the parent's palms will be warm and make the child feel comfortable.