What should I do if my baby has a fever and diarrhea?

Nowadays, babies are always sick, such as having a fever, which makes parents very anxious. Babies have poor resistance, and all aspects of their body functions are not fully developed. Moreover, children are ignorant and do not know how to protect themselves. This depends on their parents. However, sometimes children have a fever and diarrhea. We really don’t know what to do. So what should we do if the baby has a fever and diarrhea? Let’s learn more about it!

Children's fever and diarrhea are mainly caused by the loss of a large amount of water and salt. If the baby is dehydrated to below moderate level, without severe vomiting and able to eat, you can feed the baby oral rehydration saline in small amounts and multiple times, once every 2 to 3 minutes, and feed 10 to 20 ml each time with a spoon; this way, small amounts will accumulate into large amounts, and the dehydration can be corrected in about 4 to 6 hours. If the child has severe diarrhea and is obviously dehydrated, the child should be taken to the hospital to see a pediatrician and given intravenous fluids.

If the child does not have diarrhea often and is in good spirits, you can observe him at home. And do not eat or drink for a while to give your stomach and intestines a rest. Give light tea with a little salt and sugar, and feed frequently. The diet includes light and easily digestible foods such as skim milk, porridge and a small amount of pickles.

In terms of dietary care, it is emphasized that meals should be eaten at regular times and in regular amounts, with appropriate temperatures, and that one should eat less or avoid greasy, fried, and spicy foods as much as possible to avoid excess nutrition in the body, which will promote dampness and heat generation. One should also drink less cold drinks and frozen foods to avoid damaging the yang energy of the spleen and stomach, and cultivate the habit of not being picky about food.

Children's fever and diarrhea are mainly caused by the loss of a large amount of water and salt. If the baby is dehydrated to below moderate level, without severe vomiting and able to eat, you can feed the baby oral rehydration saline in small amounts and multiple times, once every 2 to 3 minutes, and feed 10 to 20 ml each time with a spoon; this way, small amounts will accumulate into large amounts, and the dehydration can be corrected in about 4 to 6 hours. If the child has severe diarrhea and is obviously dehydrated, the child should be taken to the hospital to see a pediatrician and given intravenous fluids.

Through the above content, we understand what to do if the baby has a fever accompanied by diarrhea. With the above methods, we can treat the baby's condition well. Every baby's illness is different, so we must also treat them differently, so that our baby can recover better. Parents must also take good care of their children so that their children can grow up healthily.