What should I do if my child has blood in his stool?

I wonder if many mothers often pay attention to the physical health of their babies? Some children have blood in their stool. What is going on? Will it affect the child’s physical health? Is the child suffering from any disease? Today I will explain to you what to do if your child has blood in his stool.

It will scratch the mucous membrane around the anus and cause bleeding. Because of the pain during defecation, babies are afraid to defecate again, causing the feces to stay in the intestines for too long, fully absorbing water, making the feces drier and defecation more difficult, thus forming a vicious circle. Infant constipation should be taken seriously. You should eat more vegetables and fruits rich in fiber and drink more water. Increasing outdoor activities and exercising more can also promote intestinal peristalsis and make bowel movements smooth. Children usually also have difficulty with defecation, such as hard and dry stools, crying and struggling during defecation, and decreased frequency of bowel movements. In addition to letting children eat more fruits and vegetables to promote large intestine motility and accelerate defecation, parents can also use self-medication for children's functional constipation. Suppositories can be used for short-term constipation in children, but they should not be used for a long time. Otherwise, the drug may damage the intestinal mucosa and intestinal nerves, or cause electrolyte abnormalities, or even cause diarrhea. Parents should also not use laxatives (such as fruit laxatives) to treat constipation in children to prevent intestinal dysfunction. Because Chinese medicine tastes bitter, most infants and young children will not cooperate with it. Diet therapy or Chinese patent medicine is a simple and easy way to self-treat children's constipation. Clinical manifestations of constipation due to accumulated heat: Children's stools are dry and hard like sheep dung, and defecation is difficult, which may be accompanied by abdominal distension and pain, bad breath, and hot hands and feet. This type of constipation is temporary and more common. It is mostly caused by food stagnation, internal heat, or loss of body fluids after a febrile illness. Treatment: Clear away heat and promote bowel movements. Take an appropriate amount of fresh spinach or cabbage and cook it into soup to drink. Mash the red radish into a paste to extract the juice (or use a juicer to extract the juice), add appropriate amount of sugar, boil for 2 to 3 minutes, and drink while warm. Cook 100 grams of rice into porridge. Add 30 grams of pine nuts before it is cooked. Cook until the porridge is done and add sugar before eating. Eat half to one apple on an empty stomach every morning and evening. Crack an egg into a bowl and whisk it for later use. Boil 5-10 grams of senna leaves in water, remove the residue and take the juice, add eggs, a little spinach and salt, boil and add MSG. Take 100 grams of soybean skin, decocted in water, 3 times a day. 30-60 grams of honey and 10 grams of sesame oil, take with boiled water, once in the morning and once in the evening. Children who suffer from constipation due to heat accumulation can take Chinese patent medicines such as Xiaoer Qizhen Dan, Xiaoer Baochi Wan, and Tongbianling. Clinical manifestations of deficiency-syndrome constipation: children have difficulty defecating or their stools are dry at first and then loose, accompanied by symptoms such as weight loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite. This type of constipation is mostly caused by weak spleen and stomach. Treatment: Strengthen the spleen, nourish the body and promote bowel movements. Mash the chive leaves and take 1 small cup of juice, drink with warm water, once in the morning and once in the evening. Peel and chop fresh potatoes, mash them with boiling water, wrap them in gauze, squeeze out the juice, take 1 to 2 spoons on an empty stomach every morning, and add honey as needed. The treatment course is about half a month. 10-20 grams of radish seeds, fry until yellow, grind into fine powder, add sugar and boiled water, take 1-2 times a day. 15 grams of black sesame seeds, mash them, boil them in water, and eat them on an empty stomach. Or 10-20 grams of black sesame seeds, fry them until fragrant, break them, fry them with eggs or put them into steamed buns or bread, 1-2 times a day. Cooking sweet potatoes. Wash 10 grams of Astragalus, 50 grams of Perilla seed, and 50 grams of Hemp seed, dry them, grind them into fine powder, pour in 200 ml of warm water, stir vigorously, and when the coarse particles sink, take out the juice for later use. Wash 250 grams of polished japonica rice and cook porridge with the medicinal juice. Wash and peel 10-20 grams of almonds, 50 grams of yam and 20 grams of walnut meat, crush and mix well, add appropriate amount of honey, add water and boil, and take frequently. For children who are prone to constipation due to physical weakness, Chinese patent medicines such as Qipi Pills and Linggu Mixture can be used. In addition, intestinal probiotic preparations, such as bifidobacterium preparations, Zhengchangsheng, Bifikon, lactobacillus tablets, etc., are effective for constipation in young children and can also be used. The course of treatment is generally 2 weeks.

After reading the above introduction about bloody stools in children, have you mothers understood it? Remember to always pay attention to whether there is any abnormality in your baby's body. Even if it is just a minor problem, do not ignore it. For the health of your baby, mothers should work hard.