Should I change the milk powder if my baby has diarrhea?

When the baby has diarrhea, parents are very worried. At this time, parents often choose to change milk powder. In fact, they should understand the cause of the child's diarrhea and then decide whether to change the milk powder. For example, if the diarrhea is caused by cold, changing the milk powder will not solve the problem. If it is due to lactose intolerance, you can change the milk powder under the guidance of a doctor.

1. Determine the cause of your baby’s diarrhea

Diarrhea milk powder is only suitable for diarrhea caused by milk protein or lactose intolerance, or persistent diarrhea after using antibiotics.

If the baby has diarrhea due to cold or other reasons, consuming diarrhea milk powder will have little effect. Therefore, before choosing to eat diarrhea milk powder, you must first determine the cause of your baby's diarrhea.

2. Change of diarrhea milk powder must be under the guidance of a doctor

It is not recommended to fast your baby during diarrhea. With the doctor's consent, you can temporarily stop feeding your baby the regular formula milk and instead feed him diarrhea formula milk. It should be noted that it is not recommended for parents to buy diarrhea milk powder on their own to feed their babies. It is best to use it correctly under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Diarrhea milk powder should not be consumed for a long time

Diarrhea milk powder is mainly used for babies during diarrhea and recovery stages. The main difference between it and ordinary milk powder is that it does not contain lactose. However, long-term consumption of diarrhea milk powder may affect the baby's gastrointestinal function. Usually, after taking diarrhea milk powder for 2 weeks, it is necessary to gradually switch back to ordinary infant milk powder.

4. Gradually switch to regular milk powder

After the diarrhea is relieved, the baby's intestines are still in the recovery period, and the digestive ability has not fully returned to normal. At this time, it is necessary to gradually restore the original ordinary formula milk powder to switch milk:

At the beginning, only replace 1 spoon of the milk powder with ordinary milk powder. If diarrhea does not occur again, slowly increase the ordinary formula milk powder to 2 spoons; then continue to observe and gradually transition to feeding completely with ordinary milk powder.