What to do if a four-month-old child has diarrhea

If children play and sleep all day, the day will pass easily. However, if a child has diarrhea and feels uncomfortable, many parents will feel that time passes very slowly, and faced with such sudden events, many people will be very worried. What is good to feed children? Let’s take a look at what to do if a four-month-old child has diarrhea? Let’s take a look at it. I hope the following content will inspire you as parents.

Types of baby diarrhea

1. Non-infectious diarrhea: Most of them are mild diarrhea, characterized by mushy stools with a sour and smelly smell, no pus, blood or mucus, less than 10 bowel movements per day, and no obvious symptoms of dehydration. It is mostly caused by improper diet and indigestion.

2. Infectious diarrhea: The stool is watery, large in volume, often contains mucus, or even pus and blood, with more than 10 bowel movements a day, accompanied by vomiting, dehydration, abdominal distension, fever, irritability, or lack of energy. Mostly caused by bacteria.

What to do if your child has a fever and diarrhea

1. Antibiotics should not be abused for babies with viral diarrhea, because antibiotics are not only ineffective, but will also kill the normal intestinal flora, causing flora disorders and aggravating diarrhea. Also, do not give antidiarrheal drugs casually to prevent the excretion of pathogens and toxins.

2. If the child does not have diarrhea frequently and is in good spirits, you can observe him at home. And do not eat or drink for a while to give your stomach and intestines a rest. Give light tea with a little salt and sugar, and feed frequently. The diet includes light and easily digestible foods such as skimmed milk, porridge and a small amount of pickles.

3. In terms of dietary care, it is emphasized that meals should be eaten at regular times and in regular amounts, with appropriate temperatures. Eat less or try to avoid greasy, fried, and spicy foods to avoid excessive nutrition in the body, which will promote dampness and heat. Drink less cold drinks and frozen foods to avoid damaging the yang energy of the spleen and stomach, and cultivate the habit of not being picky about food.

4. Children's fever and diarrhea are mainly caused by the loss of a large amount of water and salt. If the baby is dehydrated to below moderate level, has no severe vomiting, and is able to eat, you can feed the baby oral rehydration saline in small amounts and multiple times, once every 2 to 3 minutes, and feed 10 to 20 ml each time with a spoon; this way, small amounts will accumulate into large amounts, and the dehydration can be corrected in about 4 to 6 hours. If the child has severe diarrhea and is obviously dehydrated, the child should be taken to the hospital to see a pediatrician and given intravenous fluids.

Please note that if a child has diarrhea, there are many causes and types of diarrhea. If the diarrhea problem is caused by the child's fever, you need to pay attention at this time. Diarrhea can cause excessive water loss. Everyone should pay attention to drinking more salt water, so as to alleviate the child's current condition. The child needs to get enough rest.