What should I do if my child has loose stools?

Children in many families will suffer from some physical illnesses. Although these diseases will not have a great impact on children, if they do not pay attention to their health, they may still cause serious diseases. For example, when a child has loose stools, parents will worry whether it is caused by eating bad food. In fact, this is not the case. There are many reasons that lead to loose stools in children.

For babies who are exclusively breastfed, their stools are yellow or golden yellow, with a uniform consistency like a paste or mushy paste, occasionally thin and slightly green, with a sour but not smelly smell, and they have two to four bowel movements a day.

For bottle-fed babies, their stools are light yellow or earthy gray, dry and hard, strip-shaped, often contain milk curds, and have a distinct odor. They defecate 1 to 2 times a day.

If you normally only have 1 to 2 bowel movements a day, but this suddenly increases to 5 to 6 times a day, you should consider whether you are ill. If the child has frequent bowel movements but is in generally good condition and has not lost weight, this does not indicate a disease.

Observing the stool characteristics of infants and young children can help us understand their digestion conditions.

If the baby's stool has a strong smell, it means that the protein is not digested properly. At this time, you should reduce the amount of milk appropriately or dilute the milk. If there is a lot of foam in the stool, it means that carbohydrates are not digested properly, and you must reduce or even stop feeding starchy foods. If the stool looks creamy, it indicates fat malabsorption and the intake of fatty foods should be reduced.

Babies need calcium supplements from the time they are one month old, and it is recommended that this continue until they are 2 or 3 years old.

There is also the problem of absorption when supplementing calcium. No matter how much you take, it will be useless if it is not absorbed. At the same time, supplementing AD (cod liver oil) can help calcium absorption and prevent rickets. Getting more sun exposure will also help calcium absorption. Be sure to go outdoors and not through glass, because ultraviolet rays cannot penetrate glass. In addition, the imperfection of the infant's gastrointestinal system will also affect absorption.

It is recommended to supplement some beneficial intestinal bacteria while supplementing calcium, such as Mami Love, Biostime, etc. (don't worry, beneficial bacteria are not medicine, the more the better). The imperfection of the gastrointestinal system is also the root cause of childhood eczema. Therefore, for most children's diseases, improving the gastrointestinal tract is the key.

Now everyone knows the causes of diarrhea in children, right? So in daily life, everyone should pay attention to the impact of these aspects on children. In fact, the main reason for children's loose stools is dietary problems. If the diet is adjusted well, the impact will actually be very small.