What should I do if my three and a half month old baby has diarrhea?

Infant and young child diarrhea, also known as diarrheal disease, is a pediatric disease caused by a variety of pathogens and factors, in which the stool is much more than usual and the stool is in an abnormal state. The disease is most common in infants and children under two years old, especially in the spring and summer. Diarrhea in young children may be caused by infection or noninfection. So what should you do if your baby has diarrhea? Let me introduce it to you below.

1. When caring for children with diarrhea, pay attention to replenishing fluids in a timely manner to prevent dehydration due to excessive loss of water in the stool. You can feed water, rice soup, or juice at any time, and it is best to feed oral rehydration salts. Oral rehydration salts contain glucose, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium citrate and other ingredients, which can replenish electrolytes and body fluids lost due to diarrhea and vomiting, and regulate the body's water, electrolyte and acid-base balance. This medicine is now available in all hospitals and pharmacies. The method of taking is to dissolve a small bag of oral rehydration salt in 500 ml of warm water and take it several times a day. The amount to be taken should be based on the principle of "replenish as much as lost".

2. The dietary principle for children with diarrhea is: adjust the diet and continue eating. If the child is breastfed, continue breastfeeding. If the child is not breastfed, continue feeding with the milk or milk products that the child consumes daily. Children over 6 months old can continue to eat their usual diet, such as porridge, noodles, eggs, vegetables, etc. However, the food should be processed finely and minced to make it easy to digest, and avoid changing the type of food or giving indigestible food when diarrhea occurs.

3. When caring for children with infectious diarrhea, disinfection and isolation should be done properly, and tableware, water cups, and water bottles should be disinfected regularly. Wash and dry clothes frequently. After caring for a sick child, hands should be washed repeatedly before doing other things.

Parents should not be too anxious if their baby has diarrhea after birth. Most of the diarrhea in babies is closely related to diet and environment. Therefore, when your baby has diarrhea, you should first find out the reason for the diarrhea and then decide what treatment method to use based on the condition.