What should I do if my baby has green diarrhea?

The baby's every move is what the family cares about most. If the baby has any abnormal situation, the family will definitely be very worried and don’t know what to do. Therefore, we recommend that parents and friends must pay attention to protecting the baby’s body in daily life. Once the baby is found to have a problem, go to the hospital for consultation in time. Below we will introduce to you what to do if the baby has green diarrhea.

1. For babies over 4 months old, you can start with a small amount of rice cereal and gradually add complementary foods, starting with 2 spoons, until the baby's stomach and intestines adapt and the bowel movements are normal, then you can gradually increase the amount.

2. Add complementary foods one by one. After you get used to one, add another.

3. Do not eat too much meat at one time, so as not to overburden the gastrointestinal tract of infants and young children, resulting in food digestion and absorption disorders in the gastrointestinal tract and diarrhea.

Nursing: Temporarily stop adding complementary foods when diarrhea occurs, and then gradually add complementary foods after the diarrhea improves. Caregivers should understand the baby's food intake and should not feed the baby too much food at one time, especially meat.

Diarrhea may be caused by lactose intolerance

The main carbohydrate in dairy products is lactose, which is digested by lactose-digesting enzyme. Without this enzyme, lactose cannot be digested. Some babies no longer drink milk or dairy products after weaning. Due to long-term "disuse", the lactase activity gradually decreases with age, eventually leading to lactase deficiency. Or because the baby has diarrhea, the intestinal mucosal cells are damaged, causing their ability to secrete lactase to decrease. This is usually called "secondary lactose intolerance." Drinking milk can cause symptoms such as diarrhea and bloating, which is collectively called lactose intolerance.

In addition, there is congenital lactose intolerance, which means that the baby is born without lactase. Drinking either breast milk or cow's milk can cause obvious diarrhea.

In the above article, we introduced something that parents are very concerned about, that is, the baby's physical health. We recommend that parents and friends take good care of their babies in daily life. The above article introduces in detail what to do if the baby has green diarrhea.