What to do if a child has a high fever and diarrhea? Nursing is the key

If a child has diarrhea and fever, it means that there are bacteria or inflammation in the baby's body, causing the child's body temperature to start rising. Let the child drink more water and perform physical cooling. If the child's physical resistance is relatively good, the fever will go away. If the body temperature cannot be lowered, you can use antipyretics.

1. What to do if your child has a high fever and diarrhea

Baby diarrhea is the most common gastrointestinal disease in infants and young children. The root cause of diarrhea in babies is poor immune function and weak resistance to viruses and bacteria. When the intestines are infected, it is easy to get diarrhea. At the same time, if the baby is fed too much, food accumulation will cause diarrhea in the baby. In addition, allergies, colds, etc. will also be accompanied by diarrhea symptoms. During the period of acute diarrhea in babies, they should fast for a short period of time, generally not more than 8 hours.

If necessary, let your baby take cefuroxime granules orally. At the same time, the temperature, humidity and air concentration in the baby's bedroom should be appropriate. The baby should be dressed appropriately and covered with quilts, and be sure to keep the baby's abdomen warm. If your baby's bedroom is dry, you can put a few basins of water in the room or add a humidifier.

If a child has diarrhea and fever, it means that there are bacteria or inflammation in the baby's body, causing the child's body temperature to start rising. Let the child drink more water and perform physical cooling. If the child's physical resistance is relatively good, the fever will go away. If the body temperature cannot be lowered, you can use antipyretics.

If a child has diarrhea and fever, it may be caused by food accumulation turning into heat, or it may be acute enteritis. You can use oral liquid to eliminate the accumulation and digest food, or use Jianer Qingjie liquid and other heat-clearing treatments. Check your child's routine stool test. If it is really enteritis, then very aggressive treatment is needed, such as anti-inflammatory treatment such as amoxicillin, cefixime, etc.

If the doctor says that the baby's stool test is normal and there is no inflammation, then the baby may have a mild fever and diarrhea caused by indigestion. In addition to drug treatment, diet and care are equally important. If the baby is breastfeeding, you do not need to stop breastfeeding, but the mother should avoid greasy and spicy foods, and drink a glass of warm water 30 minutes to 1 hour before feeding to dilute the milk.

2. Key points for mothers to take care of their babies at home when they have fever and diarrhea

1. Replenish the body's lost water as soon as possible: Many mothers rush to the hospital as soon as their baby has diarrhea. In fact, when babies first start to have diarrhea, they are usually mildly dehydrated. As long as it is under the guidance of a doctor, treatment can be carried out at home. This is timely and convenient, and can reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble, which is very beneficial to the baby's recovery. So, the first thing mommy needs to do is to determine whether the baby is mildly dehydrated. Babies with mild dehydration feel thirsty, have slightly dry lips, produce less urine than usual, and the urine is yellow in color. They also become irritable and cry easily.

Then, give 20-40 ml of fluid per kg of your baby's body weight during the first 4 hours. After that, take it orally at any time and drink as much as you can. Babies under 2 years old can be fed a small spoonful every 1-2 minutes, while older babies can drink from a small cup. If the baby vomits, wait 10 minutes before feeding him slowly again; once the baby's eyelids become swollen, it indicates that the fluid has been replenished excessively, and he should temporarily switch to drinking boiled water or breast milk.

2. Give your baby rich food to prevent malnutrition: Traditional treatment for diarrhea advocates that the child fast for a period of time. However, this will hinder the body's nutritional supplementation and may easily lead to malnutrition. It is now recommended that babies with diarrhea should not be fasted, but they should follow the principle of small and frequent meals and eat at least 6 times a day.

Breastfed babies continue to drink breast milk, but the mother's diet should be lower in fat, otherwise it will aggravate diarrhea; babies who are bottle-fed within 6 months can drink milk in normal amounts; babies over 6 months old who have already started weaning foods can eat some easily digestible foods, such as porridge, soft noodles, minced fish, a small amount of vegetable puree, fresh fruit juice or banana puree, until 2 weeks after the diarrhea stops.

3. Take extra care of your baby's butt: Since the baby's bowel movements increase a lot, the butt will be constantly contaminated. Moreover, the feces discharged during diarrhea are more irritating to the skin. Therefore, after each bowel movement, the mother should clean the baby's butt with warm water, paying special attention to the cleanliness of the anus and perineum. It is best to use soft and clean cotton diapers, and change them frequently to avoid diaper rash and urinary tract infection. If your baby's bottom gets red, leave it in the air to dry naturally, then apply some diaper rash cream.

4. Closely observe the development of the baby's condition: If the baby's irritability becomes worse, the fontanelle and eye sockets become sunken, he cries with fewer tears, he looks dry mouthed, and when you pinch the skin on the inside of the thigh and then let go immediately, the skin wrinkles take more than 2 seconds to flatten.

This situation indicates that the baby is already seriously dehydrated; or the baby has been treated at home for 3 days, but the condition has not improved, and there are frequent large amounts of watery stools, vomiting, increased thirst, inability to eat and drink normally, very little urine after rehydration, fever, and blood in the stool. In this case, you need to take your baby to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.