What should I do if my baby has a fever, a cold, or diarrhea?

Nowadays, babies’ body resistance is very poor. Many children are like flowers in a greenhouse and always get sick inadvertently. Just like colds and fevers, these are common things. But our babies sometimes have diarrhea after having a fever. What should we do? We are generally young and inexperienced parents, and we always don’t know how to deal with these problems. So what should we do if our baby has a fever, a cold, or diarrhea? Let’s take a look together!

1. Antibiotics should not be abused for babies with viral diarrhea, because antibiotics are not only ineffective, but will also kill the normal intestinal flora, causing flora disorders and aggravating diarrhea. Also, do not give antidiarrheal drugs casually to prevent the excretion of pathogens and toxins.

2. If the child does not have diarrhea frequently 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 skimmed milk, porridge and a small amount of pickles.

3. In terms of dietary care, it is emphasized that meals should be eaten at regular times and in regular amounts, with appropriate temperatures. 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. 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.

4. 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, has no severe vomiting, and is 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.

Now we know what to do if our baby has a fever, a cold, or diarrhea. Many times, we are not able to take good care of our children because we are under a lot of pressure at work and in life, and we don’t have much experience and knowledge in raising children. As soon as the child feels uncomfortable, we start to wipe our tears and cry, and we really don’t know how to solve such problems.