What to do if a baby has diarrhea in March

Some parents want to know that three-month-old babies are too young and can easily get diarrhea due to cold or food, but this may not be a problem for adults. However, because the child is too young, we must pay attention to it. In addition to actively going to the hospital for treatment, we must also pay attention to good maintenance and prevention in daily life. Parents must have this knowledge to avoid the impact of diarrhea on the baby's health.

1. Never fast. Regardless of the cause of diarrhea, although the baby's digestive tract function is reduced, the baby can still digest and absorb some nutrients, so breastfed babies should continue to be fed as long as the baby wants to eat. For babies who drink milk, the amount of milk they drink can be reduced by about 1/3 each time, and a little water can be added to the milk. If the baby is not eating enough after reducing the amount, you can add salty rice soup, or feed carrot water or fresh vegetable water to supplement inorganic salts and vitamins. For babies who are already eating complementary foods such as porridge, the amount of these foods can be slightly reduced. Make sure to feed water according to the baby's thirst.

2. Detect dehydration early. When an infant has severe diarrhea, accompanied by vomiting, fever, thirst, dry lips, little or no urine, sunken eye sockets and anterior fontanelle, the infant becomes "thin" in a short period of time, the skin becomes "wilted", and the infant cries without tears, this indicates that dehydration has occurred and the sick child should be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.

3. Prevent dehydration. Dehydration will not occur by continuously replenishing the water and salt lost due to diarrhea and vomiting with oral rehydration salts. Oral rehydration salts (ORS) 1000 ml contains 3.5 grams of sodium chloride, 2.5 grams of sodium bicarbonate, 1.5 grams of potassium chloride, and 20 grams of glucose. The dosage is as prescribed by the doctor, but the amount and drinking speed for preventing dehydration and treating dehydration are different. Oral rehydration salts contain a sugar concentration of 2%. Studies have shown that this sugar concentration is most conducive to mediating salt and water into the body to replenish losses caused by diarrhea. Its effectiveness has been recognized worldwide and it is a good medicine for preventing and treating diarrhea and dehydration.

Through the above, we have roughly seen what to do if a three-month-old baby has diarrhea. It can be seen that diarrhea is a very serious condition for infants, so parents should pay special attention to it. At the same time, during the treatment period, parents should also pay attention to it. They should not use medications at will, especially medications for adults. This is very detrimental to the baby's growth and health, so be sure to follow the doctor's advice.