What causes hunger diarrhea in infants?

Compared with us adults, children's constitutions are relatively fragile, especially infants who are still growing and may develop various adverse symptoms of disease. Babies with poor stomachs may also experience symptoms of diarrhea. Infant hunger diarrhea is also one of the more common gastrointestinal diseases. Mothers must pay attention to whether this type of disease is caused by intestinal bacteria.

Diarrhea is a common and frequently occurring disease among infants. There are many causes of the disease. In addition to those caused by enterovirus and bacteria, hunger diarrhea caused by insufficient food is also a common one, and it is also one that is easily overlooked.

Hunger diarrhea refers to diarrhea caused by abnormal intestinal motility due to insufficient calories in the food the baby consumes. When the disease first develops, the baby will defecate four to six times a day. The stool is thin, yellow or yellow-green, and mixed with a small amount of mucus and milk lumps. If the quality of the food is not corrected at this time, the symptoms will become more and more serious day by day, with diarrhea occurring more than ten times a day. In severe cases, symptoms may also include loss of appetite, poor sleep, crying, etc.

Its main clinical feature is that although the frequency is high, the amount is small each time, and there is no abnormality in the stool test results and no inflammation. This shows that hunger diarrhea is non-infectious and does not require medication. It can be cured by gradually strengthening nutrition, improving feeding methods, and adding complementary foods in time. Antibiotics should not be abused.

The baby's diarrhea is caused by hunger. The mother can start with a small amount and increase the baby's food intake. If the frequency of bowel movements does not increase after slightly increasing the food intake, the mother can continue to increase the amount. Even if your baby's bowel movements increase by 1-2 times a day, you can stick to it. The mother can observe for 3 days. If the frequency of bowel movements does not increase, she can feed the baby more milk. Just observe and increase the baby's food intake until the amount is suitable for the baby.

Several issues should be noted in the treatment of hunger diarrhea in infants: If a breastfed baby does not eat enough, you can add some formula milk after each feeding, or add rice cereal between two feedings. For bottle-fed children,

Milk powder cannot be too dilute or too thick. Generally, the ratio of milk powder to water should be 1:4 by volume.

If an infant shows the above-mentioned symptoms of hunger diarrhea, we must pay attention to whether the child's condition is caused by improper diet. We can adjust the child's diet appropriately to see if there is any improvement. If the symptoms still cannot be relieved, it should be considered that the disease is caused by intestinal bacteria.