What causes children to have fever and diarrhea?

From birth to adulthood, most babies will face the problem of fever and diarrhea during their growth. I believe parents are also worried about this issue. In fact, children's resistance is not as strong as that of adults, and they are prone to problems such as fever and diarrhea. There is no need to worry too much if this problem occurs. The editor will give you some solutions to children's fever and diarrhea.

The water content in normal baby stool is about 70%. If the water content is greater than 80%, the stool will be very loose and soft. On the contrary, stool with a water content of less than 60% will appear dry and hard. The stools of babies who drink breast milk are very soft (containing 85% water), which is a normal phenomenon. However, the stools of babies who eat regular formula milk are harder. This is because the oligosaccharides in breast milk cannot be fully absorbed in the human small intestine. When they are transported to the large intestine, they are broken down by the bacteria in the large intestine into a thin, paste-like, and acidic feces. This is the stool characteristic of breast milk. Therefore, many new formula milk powders currently add some oligosaccharides to make the stool softer.

When taking a whey protein formula, the stool will be blue or gray-green; when taking a casein formula, the stool will be browner and harder; when taking a high-iron formula, the stool color will become greener, but it will not affect the softness or hardness of the stool unless a very high dose is taken, such as a therapeutic dose, which will not cause such hard stools. On the contrary, if the iron content is lower, the stool color will be yellower.

Carbohydrates are an important element in determining the hardness or softness of stool. If they are not completely absorbed in the large intestine, they will ferment and the stool will become soft and loose. So mothers often think that adding a little glucose will make the stool softer. But in fact, all the glucose is absorbed in the small intestine, so this goal cannot be achieved. Therefore, some formula milk powders contain oligosaccharides, which are broken down by enzymes in the human body. So when they enter the large intestine, they have the function of softening stool. Some formula milk powders are heat treated during the manufacturing process, which causes the sugars to undergo some physical changes, making the stools looser and softer. However, the fat in some formula milk powders cannot be fully absorbed by babies, so it will combine with calcium to cause milk lumps and increase the hardness of the stool.

I wonder if these suggestions given by the editor are helpful to parents? The editor believes that as long as children have a reasonable diet and proper physical exercise, they will definitely grow up healthily. Parents should also play the role of a protective umbrella for their children's growth, escort their children's growth, and give them a healthy and happy childhood.