What should I do if my baby's enteritis keeps getting worse?

If your baby's enteritis does not improve, you need to find out the reason. Whether the diet is light and easy to digest; whether the ingredients are fresh and clean; whether the toys and tableware that the baby often touches are regularly disinfected; whether the baby's stomach is cold, etc., you have to look for the reasons from the details. If enteritis is not cured for a long time, it will inevitably affect the baby's normal growth and development. In addition to taking medication in time, eating more foods that can absorb intestinal bacteria and are astringent can help the stomach and intestines adjust as soon as possible.

The treatment of gastroenteritis in children is mainly etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment. That is to say, no matter what causes acute gastroenteritis, we must try to find out the cause and eliminate the root cause in time. Whatever symptoms your baby shows, try to eliminate these harmful symptoms. If it is caused by indigestion, you can adjust your diet and take lactase, yeast tablets, etc.; if it is caused by other diseases in the body, actively treat the disease; if it is caused by unreasonable use of antibiotics, you need to consult a doctor and stop using antibiotics. If your baby loses too much water due to vomiting and diarrhea, you need to replenish water and electrolytes in time. When you have a high fever, you should use physical or medicinal methods to reduce the temperature; if you are deficient in potassium, you should supplement potassium; if you are deficient in calcium, you should supplement calcium. In case of metabolic acidosis or shock, first aid measures should be taken promptly.

For breastfed babies, do not stop feeding when they have diarrhea. Instead, you can reduce the amount of milk, shorten the feeding time, and extend the interval between feedings. Nursing mothers should eat less fat and drink more water before breastfeeding to dilute the milk and facilitate the baby's digestion.

For babies who are bottle-fed or mixed-fed, do not add new complementary foods when they have diarrhea. When the baby has severe diarrhea, stop feeding milk and fast for 6 to 8 hours. During the fasting period, you can feed carrot soup, scorched rice soup, rice soup and applesauce. Carrot soup is low in calories, little in fat, and contains fruit acids and vitamins, which can help form stools. Apple fibers are finer, have less irritation to the intestines, are low in fat, and contain fruit acids, which have an astringent effect. Older babies can eat yam porridge, egg drop porridge, soft noodles, etc., but the amount should be reduced. If the baby has problems such as little urine, thirst, dry lips, etc., he should drink oral rehydration saline or sugar and salt water.

Babies suffering from enteritis will lose a lot of water due to diarrhea, vomiting and other phenomena, and some will suffer from mild dehydration. Parents need to replenish water in time. They can make their own sugar and salt water rehydration solution at home and take it at any time. As long as your appetite and mental state are good, you can recuperate at home. However, if the baby develops fever, severe vomiting, or irritability and crying, you need to go to the hospital immediately.