Why does a newborn baby have diarrhea?

Nowadays, every child is the treasure of the family, so the health of the child has become the most concerned issue for parents. Recently, many parents have reported that their babies have symptoms of diarrhea, and they cannot digest anything they eat and always have diarrhea. The parents are very worried about this. So today I will introduce to you what baby diarrhea is. How should we prevent it in daily life?

Diarrhea in children is a disease caused by multiple pathogens and multiple causes. Most of the affected children are under 2 years old, and the incidence is particularly high in infants aged 6 to 11 months.

The incidence of diarrhea is second only to acute respiratory infection, and if it is not treated promptly and effectively, the mortality rate is also very high. The main cause of death is dehydration and electrolyte imbalance caused by diarrhea.

Why are babies prone to diarrhea?

Reason 1: Since babies aged 1-2 years old grow and develop very rapidly, their bodies need more nutrition and heat energy. However, the digestive organs are not fully developed and secrete fewer digestive enzymes. Therefore, the digestive ability is weak and diarrhea is prone to occur.

Reason 2: Since the nervous system has poor gastrointestinal regulation function, any slight change in diet, such as inability to adapt to added weaning foods, too many types added in a short period of time, or too much feeding at one time, sudden weaning; or improper diet, such as eating indigestible protein foods; low temperature and cold body speeding up intestinal peristalsis, too hot weather and reduced secretion of digestive juices, large temperature differences in autumn and easy cold in the lower abdomen, etc., can all cause diarrhea.

Dietary considerations

It is difficult for babies to adapt to the changing climate, which will cause imbalance of bacteria in the body and trigger gastrointestinal problems such as stomach pain, bloating, nausea and diarrhea. Moreover, babies have poor adaptability to the environment and are more likely to get sick, diarrhea being the most common one.

When the baby's diarrhea symptoms are still not under control, such as in the acute phase of inflammation, he should eat less to reduce the gastrointestinal burden, and should not eat the so-called "tonic" diet too early. Instead, in the recovery period after the symptoms are under control, the nutritional content of the food should be gradually increased. For patients with a long course of illness and poor physical condition, elemental diet (nutrients that can be absorbed without digestion) can be given. Patients with more serious conditions should consider fasting and instead supplement various nutrients intravenously (parenteral nutrition).

Dietary adjustments for diarrhea with different causes are also different. Diarrhea caused by acute gastroenteritis generally recovers quickly, and the diet should be mainly light liquid or semi-liquid (rice soup or porridge). If the symptoms are severe, short-term fasting or only oral sugar and salt water should be taken to facilitate recovery from diarrhea.

The above are some of the causes and treatments of baby diarrhea that we introduced to you, so parents who are still worried about this can refer to the content above. If your baby is sick, you need to be treated immediately. Don't miss the best treatment period for the disease, as this will also affect your baby's health. I hope the above content can help you.