What should children eat when they have diarrhea?

Nowadays, many children are prone to diarrhea because of their weak gastrointestinal tract. It is indeed very common for children to have diarrhea. You can give your child some ginger tea or cook some porridge. You can also use folk remedies to treat it, but it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up first.

Ginger Tea

Ingredients: 3 grams of green tea, 3 grams of ginger, and 3 grams of green onion. Method: Wash and slice the ginger, wash and cut the scallion into shreds, put them into a cup together with green tea, and brew with 90 ml of boiling water. Usage: 30 ml three times a day. Efficacy: Inducing sweat and relieving exterior symptoms, dissipating dampness and stopping diarrhea.

Chestnut and persimmon cake paste

Ingredients: 15 grams of chestnut meat, 1 persimmon cake. Preparation method: Grind chestnut meat and persimmon into a paste, cook and then eat. Usage: Twice daily. Efficacy: Nourishes the kidney and spleen, nourishes the stomach and stops diarrhea.

Yam and lotus paste

Ingredients: 100 grams of yam, 100 grams of lotus seeds, 20 grams of malt, 50 grams of poria, 100 grams of polished rice, and 100 grams of brown sugar. Preparation method: Grind yam, lotus seeds, malt, poria cocos and glutinous rice into powder, put into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook into a paste, and add brown sugar. Usage: Take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times. Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and stomach, astringes the intestines and stops diarrhea.

Jiangsulingshu decoction

Ingredients: 10 grams of ginger, 8 grams of perilla leaves, 15 grams of white poria, 10 grams of fried atractylodes, and 20 grams of brown sugar. Preparation method: Put ginger, perilla leaves, white poria and atractylodes into a casserole, add 250 ml of water, boil it over high heat first, then switch to low heat and simmer until 100 ml is left. Remove the residue and take the juice, then mix it with brown sugar. Usage: Take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times. Efficacy: Relieve exterior symptoms and dispel cold, warm the stomach, stop vomiting and diarrhea. Suitable for children's diarrhea caused by wind and cold.