Treatment for diarrhea in breastfed babies

The problem of diarrhea in breastfed babies makes our mothers very worried, for fear that their children's bodies will suffer the slightest damage. There are many reasons for diarrhea in breastfed babies. Many babies have a series of other derivative conditions because their diarrhea is not treated promptly and effectively. So how should we treat our babies when they have this situation? Let’s now learn about the treatment of diarrhea in breastfed babies!

Treatment:

(1) Pay attention to food hygiene. Food should be kept fresh and clean. Never feed your baby spoiled food, and eating utensils must be disinfected.

(2) Breastfeeding is the best. Breast milk is the most suitable for the baby's nutritional needs and digestion and absorption. It also contains a large number of ingredients that can enhance the baby's immunity. Breastfeeding should be encouraged in the first few months after the baby is born. When feeding, you must adhere to the correct feeding method and breastfeed on demand. It is not advisable to wean your baby off breast milk in summer or when the baby is sick.

(3) Add complementary foods in a timely manner. Whether breast-fed or bottle-fed, the baby's growth and development is rapid, and parents should add complementary foods to the baby on time. When adding complementary foods, pay attention to the baby's digestion and absorption capacity. Only add one type at a time, from a little to a lot, and increase little by little to ensure the baby's nutritional needs.

(4) Ensure the quality of diet. If breast milk is insufficient within the first three months after the baby is born, it can be supplemented with milk or soy milk, but both need to be appropriately diluted. So that the baby can fully digest and absorb. When mixed feeding or artificial feeding is adopted due to insufficient breast milk or too little breast milk, attention should be paid to diet adjustment. It is inappropriate to feed the baby rice cereal or porridge too much or too early, as it may easily cause carbohydrate indigestion and affect the baby's growth and development. Do not force your baby to eat when he or she has a poor appetite.

(5) To strengthen the baby’s physique. When the weather is warm, you can take your baby outdoors more often to improve your baby's ability to adapt to the natural environment, strengthen your baby's physique, improve the body's resistance, and keep your baby away from various disease infections.

(6) Do not expose your baby to adverse stimulation. Prevent your baby from being overtired, frightened or too nervous in daily life.

(7) Pay attention to hygiene and care in summer. It is important to add or remove clothes for your baby reasonably. It is not good to keep your baby too cold or too hot. Pay attention to keeping the abdomen warm when the baby sleeps at night. Normally, you should give your baby more water to drink, give him/her more warm baths, eat in moderation, and avoid eating foods with too much fat.

(8) Babies with weak constitutions need more careful care. Especially babies who are malnourished, have rickets or are weak after illness should pay more attention to food hygiene and avoid various infections. Treatment of newly diagnosed diarrhea should be timely and should not be delayed to develop into severe diarrhea.

(9) Prevent cross infection. Because infectious diarrhea can easily spread, babies or parents must be isolated and treated once they develop diarrhea, and their feces must be disinfected. [1]

Regarding the treatment of bacterial diarrhea, the first thing to do is to avoid the abuse of antibiotics and choose targeted drugs under the guidance of a doctor. Do not use two or three antibiotics together, and do not change medications frequently. For Escherichia coli infection, you can choose co-trimoxazole, furazolidone, ampicillin, etc.; for Staphylococcus aureus infection, you can choose penicillin or erythromycin; for fungal infection, you should choose nystatin or clotrimazole.

The above content introduces the treatment method for diarrhea in breastfed babies. We can use the above methods for treatment, which can avoid the trouble of seeking medical treatment everywhere. Moreover, the above methods have been tested by many people and are very effective. I hope that patients with diarrhea in breastfed babies can recover their health as soon as possible and live a healthy, happy and happy life. It can also save a lot of high medical expenses from seeking medical treatment everywhere.