What should I do if my seven-year-old child has diarrhea?

Children's stomachs are generally fragile. If they do not pay attention to healthy eating and hygiene habits, it is easy to cause diarrhea. In particular, lack of hygiene is most likely to cause diarrhea, and it is also easy to be infected with other diseases. However, if a child has diarrhea, it must be treated in time, and parents also need to observe carefully to prevent the child from showing symptoms of dehydration.

What should I do if my 7-year-old child has diarrhea?

When a child has diarrhea, parents must observe the nature and frequency of the child's stool. If the stool is mushy and not large in volume, and is neither watery nor bloody, there is no need to do anything special for the time being, just continue to observe. If you have watery stools and the amount is large each time, or if you can see mucus or blood, you should go to the hospital immediately for a stool test.

When parents collect their children's stool for testing, they should place it in a clean plastic bag and send it to the hospital for testing within 30 minutes. Do not mix other things in the stool for testing. The collected stool should contain mucus and blood. If the first test result is normal, parents can send the baby for another test.

If the child's diarrhea symptoms are not serious, the child is in good spirits, is not dehydrated, and can eat and play, there is no need to go to the hospital for the time being. If you experience severe vomiting, inability to eat, and persistent diarrhea, you must go to the hospital immediately.

What to do if a 7-year-old child has diarrhea

1. You can adjust your diet or fast for 6-10 hours. If the symptoms are relieved after fasting, you can gradually resume your diet. When resuming your diet, you need to start from less to more, from thin to thick. Do not rush.

2. When children have diarrhea and watery stools, you should pay attention to the child's hygiene and dietary hygiene, as well as the child's personal hygiene.

3. Pay attention to the quality of your diet and avoid eating foods that irritate your stomach.

4. Prevent your child's abdomen from getting cold. Because there is no fat layer to keep the child's abdomen warm, the child is more likely to catch a cold. Once the child catches a cold, it will stimulate the gastrointestinal motility to increase, causing the child to have loose stools and diarrhea.

5. Pay attention to your child's diet, which should be light. As long as the child does not vomit, try to eat more. Liquid or semi-liquid food can be used.