What to do if a four-month-old baby has diarrhea

We also know that newborns are generally weak, so they often have diarrhea. Since the baby's digestive ability is limited, excessive intake of breast milk or other things will cause diarrhea. So if a four-month-old baby has diarrhea, what should mothers do? Let's take a closer look at it!

For a 4-month-old baby, I don’t know whether he is breastfed, formula-fed, or mixed-fed. If he is breastfed and has diarrhea, the mother must pay attention to his diet. He should eat light food and avoid greasy, fried, spicy and irritating foods. For formula-fed baby, do not make the drink too concentrated. In case of diarrhea, you can dilute it appropriately.

If the baby has frequent diarrhea and loose stools, you should replenish water in time and give him some boiled water to avoid dehydration. If your baby has egg yolk-like stool (watery stool), it is recommended to take a small amount of stool to the hospital for testing to see if there is any bacterial infection.

In addition, for babies aged 4 months, we should also consider whether the problem is caused by the addition of complementary foods. Complementary foods should be added from less to more, from thin to thick, and from one type to many. Observe the digestion of each added food. Continue to add food when everything is normal. After 3-5 days of adaptation, new complementary foods can be added. If your baby has not yet started eating complementary foods, then rule out diarrhea caused by improper addition of complementary foods.

In winter, you should wear more clothes and keep your abdomen warm to avoid diarrhea caused by cold. You can give your baby Mami Love or Smecta during these days to help stop diarrhea.

It is recommended to test the baby's stool first to determine whether it is a fungal infection. You can boil carrots in water for the baby to drink or steam apples for the baby to eat, which are both helpful for diarrhea.

When your baby is sleeping at night, you can cut a piece of ginger, put it on the fire to roast it, and then stick it on the baby's belly button with a Band-Aid or adhesive tape. It should get better if you stick it on for 2 or 3 days.

At the same time, babies who are suffering from diarrhea have poor appetite, so their diet should first be light, mainly white porridge. In order to enhance nutrition, some vegetables or nutrients can be added to the porridge. Don't eat greasy complementary foods.

If the baby has diarrhea, mothers should not be overly nervous, because baby diarrhea symptoms are relatively common at present, and many are caused by physiological diarrhea. Therefore, as long as it is treated actively, it will not cause harm to the baby. Here we need to remind mothers that the diet of a four-month-old baby should still be mainly breast milk, and you should never feed the baby anything else.