Can babies drink milk if they have stomachache and diarrhea?

After the baby is born, he is not yet adapted to the outside world, and his gastrointestinal digestive system is not yet fully developed, so he is more likely to have stomach pain and diarrhea. When this happens, the impact on the baby is relatively large, and in the long run it will affect the growth and development. There are some precautions when babies have stomachache and diarrhea. So, can babies drink milk when they have stomachache and diarrhea? Let’s introduce them below.

If your baby has stomachache and diarrhea, you can drink milk, but you should reduce the amount of milk because milk is not easy to digest and the digestive function is weakened during diarrhea. You can give your baby rice soup or oral rehydration saline to ensure that your baby has enough fluid intake.

In summer, the cause of baby diarrhea is mostly due to bacteria. The weather in summer is hot and humid. Very suitable for the derivation of some bacteria. Studies have shown. There are many causes of diarrhea caused by dysentery bacteria and pathogenic Escherichia coli. Babies aged 0 to 1 year old have weak gastrointestinal resistance. If they do not pay attention to food hygiene and safety in daily life, diarrhea will easily occur.

Another external factor that causes diarrhea is the stimulation of cold. The baby's body temperature regulation center is not fully developed, and the ability to sense cold and heat is relatively poor, so the stomach and intestines are more sensitive. Nowadays, in summer, many parents turn on the air conditioner before going to bed. When the children sleep naked, it is easy for the babies to catch cold, which will more easily stimulate gastrointestinal motility, causing the muscles in the internal organs to contract strongly and cause diarrhea.

Some parents will feed their children with milk powder. Some babies will be allergic to milk powder. That is, the baby will have some allergic reactions after drinking formula milk, and diarrhea is one of them. The allergen that causes baby allergies is milk protein. Since babies cannot digest this protein, their allergy to cow's milk protein can cause diarrhea. In addition to allergies, another reason is lactose intolerance. The main sugar in dairy products such as milk powder is lactose, so the digestive enzyme mainly relies on lactose. Some babies cannot synthesize lactase in their bodies, so when the baby switches from breast milk to milk powder, they will become lactose intolerant and will have obvious diarrhea. New parents need to be aware that milk protein allergy and lactose intolerance may exist at the same time.