What should I do if my baby who is less than one month old has diarrhea?

Babies who are not even one month old are very prone to illness because their growth and development are not yet complete and their organs are still very imperfect. Therefore, they still need careful care, otherwise they will easily suffer from diarrhea. Once diarrhea occurs, it will be a headache for parents, so let me explain to you why diarrhea occurs.

Babies have a limited digestive capacity. If they eat more food than they can handle, they will suffer from diarrhea. Due to differences in eating habits, health conditions and individual differences, the nutrients (mainly fat) contained in some mothers' breast milk exceed the baby's needs, which will cause diarrhea in the baby, which is usually called "physiological diarrhea."

If the baby has no other symptoms except increased frequency of bowel movements, has a good appetite, does not vomit, and his growth and development are not affected, then it is not caused by any disease. After adding complementary foods, the bowel movements will gradually return to normal, and the mother does not need to worry too much.

Babies with "physiological diarrhea" do not need medication, and generally the effect will be achieved by changing the baby's diet to milk or other dairy products.

If you don't want to wean your baby, you can shorten the time of each feeding and let your baby only eat the first half of the milk which is high in protein and low in fat. This can also improve the situation. If necessary, the mother can drink a large cup of light salt water half an hour to an hour before breastfeeding to dilute the breast milk, and then feed the baby.

After knowing why babies have diarrhea, I believe everyone will have a better understanding of the principle of this situation. Therefore, in daily life, we must take more precautions. If this situation occurs, parents do not need to worry too much, because there are many treatment methods.