What should I do if my child has loose stools?

Babies often have diarrhea, but there are no other symptoms, and their stomachs don’t hurt. Almost all the stools they excrete every day are diarrhea, and there are rarely any normal times. Doctors always give some gastrointestinal medications, but the condition easily relapses after it heals. So let us now tell you why children often have diarrhea and what causes it?

Diarrhea is a common symptom, commonly known as "diarrhea", which means that the number of bowel movements is significantly higher than the usual frequency, the feces is thin, the water content is increased, the daily stool volume exceeds 200g, or contains undigested food or pus, blood, or mucus. Diarrhea is often accompanied by symptoms such as the urge to defecate, anal discomfort, and incontinence. Diarrhea can be divided into two categories: acute and chronic. Acute diarrhea develops rapidly and lasts for 2 to 3 weeks. Chronic diarrhea refers to recurrent diarrhea with a course of more than two months or an interval of 2 to 4 weeks.

1. Acute diarrhea

(1) Bacterial infection: People may develop enteritis or bacillary dysentery after eating food contaminated by bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, or drinking beverages contaminated by bacteria, with symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, tenesmus, and fever of varying degrees.

(2) Viral infection: When a person is infected with a variety of viruses through food or other means, it is easy to cause viral diarrhea. For example, after being infected with rotavirus, Norwalk virus, Coxsackie virus, Echo virus and other viruses, symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever and general discomfort may occur.

(3) Food poisoning is an acute toxic disease caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria and their toxins, or eating uncooked lentils, etc. Spoiled food and contaminated water are the main sources of infection, while unclean hands, tableware and infected flies are the main routes of transmission.

Diarrhea in children is generally caused by indigestion, which is mainly caused by some diseases such as gastric motility disorder, including cold or improper diet. It can be combined with diet therapy. We recommend that you use some Erxieting granules, which have a very good effect of clearing heat and drying dampness.