Daily care for children with diarrhea after fever

I believe parents all know that many babies suffer from diarrhea after having a fever, which makes us feel distressed. If a baby has diarrhea after having a fever, it will have a certain impact on the baby's stomach and intestines, and will also affect the baby's future growth. So, in addition to timely treatment for children who have diarrhea after a fever, how should we take care of them in daily life? Let’s take a look at the face together.

1. Replenish the body's lost water as soon as possible

Many mothers rush to the hospital as soon as their baby has diarrhea. In fact, when babies first start to have diarrhea, they are usually mildly dehydrated. As long as it is under the guidance of a doctor, treatment can be carried out at home. This is timely and convenient, and can reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble, which is very beneficial to the baby's recovery. Do not add ORS rehydration salts to milk, rice soup, juice or other beverages. After preparing according to the instructions, do not add sugar, otherwise it will affect the rehydration effect.

2. Give your baby rich food to prevent malnutrition

Follow the principle of small and frequent meals, eating at least 6 times a day. Breastfed babies continue to drink breast milk, but the mother's diet should be lower in fat, otherwise it will aggravate diarrhea; babies who are bottle-fed within 6 months can drink milk in normal amounts; babies over 6 months old who have already started weaning foods can eat some easily digestible foods, such as porridge, soft noodles, minced fish, a small amount of vegetable puree, fresh fruit juice or banana puree, until 2 weeks after the diarrhea stops.

3. Take extra care of your baby’s butt

Since the baby's bowel movements have increased a lot, their buttocks will be constantly contaminated. Moreover, the feces discharged during diarrhea are more irritating to the skin. Therefore, after each bowel movement, the mother should clean the baby's butt with warm water, paying special attention to the cleanliness of the anus and perineum. It is best to use soft and clean cotton diapers, and change them frequently to avoid diaper rash and urinary tract infection. If your baby's bottom gets red, leave it in the air to dry naturally, then apply some diaper rash cream.

4. Closely monitor the development of your baby’s condition

If the baby's irritability increases, the fontanelle and eye sockets become sunken, there are fewer tears when crying, the mouth looks dry, and when the skin on the inner thigh is pinched and then immediately released, the skin wrinkles take more than 2 seconds to remain flat. This situation indicates that the baby is already seriously dehydrated; or the baby has been treated at home for 3 days, but the condition has not improved, and there are frequent large amounts of watery stools, vomiting, increased thirst, inability to eat and drink normally, very little urine after rehydration, fever, and blood in the stool. In this case, you need to take your baby to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.

The article has listed in detail the daily care methods for babies with diarrhea after fever. I believe mothers have kept them in mind. If we want our babies to grow up healthily, parents must always pay attention to the baby's physical condition. After the baby is sick, we must do a good job of daily care. If it doesn't work, we must receive formal treatment in time.