What should I do if my child has a stomach upset? It is important to learn these methods!

Children's digestive system functions are not yet perfect. Many things are fine for adults to eat, but children may have diarrhea after eating them. When children have diarrhea, parents should know some simple ways to deal with it. You can give the children medicine and eat some foods that help relieve diarrhea.

1. Take anti-inflammatory drugs selectively

If your child is older than 5 years old and has diarrhea, you can consider giving him some medicine, but pay attention to the dosage of anti-inflammatory drugs. However, if the child is under 5 years old, it is not recommended to take medicine. If the situation is serious, it is recommended to send to the hospital for treatment.

2. Check whether the child’s diarrhea is caused by indigestion or enteritis. If so, you can give him some spleen-strengthening oral liquid, Smecta, etc.

3. If the condition is not too serious, you don’t need to take medicine. After all, all medicine is toxic. At this time, you should pay attention to your diet and it is best to drink some cooked rice porridge. It will get better slowly.

4. If the condition is serious, seek medical attention immediately for antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal and anti-vomiting treatment. At the same time, you should pay attention to keeping warm to avoid catching a cold.

5. If the child is breastfeeding, the mother should pay attention to her diet. It is possible that the child's diarrhea is caused by you.

6. What to do if your baby has diarrhea

Symptoms of diarrhea in babies

Infant diarrhea mainly occurs in babies under 2 years old. Newborns usually defecate 2-5 times a day, and some babies defecate 7-8 times a day. Breastfed babies defecate more frequently than formula-fed babies. As the baby grows older, the frequency of bowel movements will gradually decrease, and after 2-3 months the frequency of bowel movements will be reduced to 1-2 times a day. Parents need to first understand the baby’s normal bowel habits so that they can determine whether he has diarrhea at the first time.

In addition to paying attention to the frequency of bowel movements, parents should also pay attention to the shape of the stool. If the frequency of bowel movements is more than usual, the texture is thinner than usual, or even watery stools appear, as if they are ejected from the buttocks. These may be the symptoms of diarrhea in infants, which are usually accompanied by gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension and pain.

The main symptoms of diarrhea in babies are:

Mild diarrhea: 5-6 bowel movements a day, or even more than 10 times. The stool is egg-drop soup-like or watery, yellow or yellow-green in color, with small white pieces. There may be low fever and regurgitation of milk. The spirit and appetite are good or slightly decreased. The weight does not increase or decreases slightly, and there is no dehydration.