What to do if your baby keeps having diarrhea

The baby's health problem has always been one of the most concerned issues for parents, especially the problem of long-term diarrhea in babies, which makes parents even more at a loss and heartbroken. Seeing my baby in pain, I don’t know what to do to relieve his diarrhea symptoms better and faster. So what should we do if our baby keeps having diarrhea? What is a good solution?

In fact, baby diarrhea is one of the more common children's diseases. Generally speaking, it is normal for a baby to have two to four bowel movements a day, but if it suddenly increases to five to six times, the baby has diarrhea. Here I will tell you what to do if your baby keeps having diarrhea.

What to do if your baby keeps having diarrhea

(1) Actively promote breastfeeding because breast milk has high nutritional value, is easy to digest and absorb, and is the best food to prevent diarrhea. Be careful not to wean in the summer.

(2) For babies who are bottle-fed, remember to boil and sterilize the eating utensils every day and rinse them with boiling water before each use. The sterilized eating utensils must be protected from contamination and the bottles must be covered. Boil milk before drinking.

(3) Regardless of whether the child is receiving breast milk or cow's milk, the child should be fed on time and in fixed amounts. If the child has loose stools or the stools are frequent, do not add new complementary foods. When adding complementary foods, the principle is to go from liquid → semi-liquid → soft food → solid food, etc. Pay attention to starting from small amounts and gradually adding more, and avoid adding several foods at the same time.

(4) Avoid overeating or eating foods high in fat during the hot summer.

(5) Children should have a regular life, get enough sleep, and participate in appropriate outdoor activities to strengthen their physical fitness.

What to do if your baby always has diarrhea——Food to stop diarrhea

1. Scorched rice soup: Grind rice flour or milk cream into powder, fry until browned, then add water and appropriate amount of sugar, and boil until it becomes a thin paste. Scorched rice soup is easy to digest, and its carbonized structure has a good adsorption and antidiarrheal effect, making it the first choice food for infants with diarrhea.

2. Carrot soup: Carrots are alkaline foods. The pectin they contain can form stools and absorb pathogenic bacteria and toxins in the intestines. It is a good antidiarrheal and antibacterial food.

3. Applesauce: Apple is also an alkaline food, containing pectin and tannic acid, which has the effects of absorption, astringency and antidiarrhea. Take a fresh, soft apple, cut it in half, and use a mixing spoon to scrape it into a paste.

As for what to do if your baby has diarrhea all the time, in fact, in addition to paying attention to the cleanliness and tidiness of the baby's eating utensils, it is best to boil them with boiling water before each meal to avoid bacterial infection. In addition, you should also pay attention to avoid eating too much food and food with high fat content in the summer. Only by doing this can you help reduce the phenomenon of baby diarrhea.