What to do if your child has loose stools

We know that once a child has diarrhea, it will have a great impact on the child's health. If it is not treated and adjusted in time, the child will become extremely weak, which makes it particularly susceptible to other diseases. Therefore, parents must pay special attention when children have symptoms such as diarrhea, especially when children have watery diarrhea. The causes of such symptoms are also varied, so parents must master the correct methods and ways when treating them. Let's learn about what to do if children have watery diarrhea.

Guidance on the causes of watery stools in babies:

1. Check your child's stool to see if there is rotavirus infection. If so, antiviral treatment such as ribavirin granules is needed.

2. You need to continue using Smecta. The dosage of this medicine needs to be larger to be effective. If necessary, the dosage needs to be doubled. Don't worry about overdose because it is not absorbed in the intestines.

3. If the baby has abdominal distension and pain due to cold, you can put a small piece of ginger in the adult's mouth, chew it into powder, and then put it on the baby's belly button and cover it with the palm of your hand for about half an hour, the baby's belly will slowly soften and recover.

What to do if your child has loose stools

The following foods not only provide the necessary nutrients for babies, but also have certain antidiarrheal effects.

1. Scorched rice soup: Grind rice flour or milk cream into powder, fry until browned, then add water and appropriate amount of sugar, and boil until it becomes a thin paste. Burnt rice paste is easy to digest, and its carbonized structure can also absorb corrupt substances in the intestinal cavity, which has the effect of detoxification and antidiarrhea. Scorched rice paste is rich in nutrients and can stop diarrhea. It is one of the first choice foods for babies with diarrhea.

2. Carrot soup: Carrots are alkaline foods. The pectin they contain can form stools and absorb pathogenic bacteria and toxins in the intestines. It is a good antidiarrheal and antibacterial food. The method of making carrot soup is as follows: wash the carrots, cut them to remove the stems, cut them into small pieces, add water and cook them until they are soft, then filter them with gauze to remove the residue, then add water to make soup (at a ratio of 500 grams of carrots to 1000 milliliters of water), and finally add sugar and boil. Take 2-3 times a day, 100-150 ml each time. Stop using after diarrhea improves.

3. Applesauce: Apple is also an alkaline food, containing pectin and tannic acid, which has the effects of absorption, astringency and antidiarrhea. Take a fresh, soft apple, cut it in half, and use a mixing spoon to scrape it into a paste. Eat 2-3 times a day on average.

The above is an introduction to what to do if a child has loose stools. After understanding this, when we encounter such symptoms again, we must first take the baby to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. In addition, we must also pay attention to adjusting the baby's diet and give the baby some light and easily digestible food, such as porridge or noodles, etc., which will not increase the baby's gastrointestinal burden. In addition, the baby should also drink more warm boiled water.