What should I do if my baby catches a cold and has diarrhea?

When a baby catches a cold, it is easy for him to have diarrhea and his stool will be loose and bubbly. He said he would have diarrhea about 3 to 4 times a day. After using some review questions, it was not very effective. He still had diarrhea like this every day. In this case, it is mostly acute gastroenteritis caused by abdominal cold. What measures should parents take at the first time when their children catch a cold and have diarrhea?

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 infants who have already been given porridge and other complementary foods, these foods can be

The number of items decreased slightly. It depends on the baby's thirst.

2. Ensure water supply. 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 salt (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 should be followed according to the doctor's advice, but the amount and drinking speed for preventing dehydration and treating dehydration are different.

We recommend that you choose to use some medicines in time to regulate the baby's intestinal function. At the same time, you should adopt the Chinese medicine scraping treatment method to let the child drink more water and prohibit the intake of spicy and irritating foods. You must pay attention to keeping your abdomen warm as well as your usual diet and hygiene.