One and a half year old baby poops after eating

One and a half year old babies will suffer from diarrhea after eating. No matter how they are treated, the condition cannot be relieved. This is very distressing for parents. They don’t know what caused their baby to have this condition. In fact, at this time, they should replenish some of the water lost in their bodies and prevent them from getting dehydrated during diarrhea.

Key point 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. So, the first thing mommy needs to do is to determine whether the baby is mildly dehydrated. Babies with mild dehydration feel thirsty, have slightly dry lips, produce less urine than usual, and the urine is yellow in color. They also become irritable and cry easily.

Mommy can choose from the following methods of rehydration: rehydration with homemade sugar and salt water, that is, add 1.75 grams of refined salt and 10 grams of white sugar to 5000 ml of warm boiled water, 1.75 grams of refined salt is equivalent to half of the beer bottle cap, 10 grams of white sugar is equivalent to 2 teaspoons; rehydration with homemade rice soup and salt liquid, that is, add 1.75 grams of refined salt to 500 ml of warm boiled water; rehydration with ORS (oral rehydration salt) prescribed by the doctor, ORS rehydration salt is a prepared dry powder, when using it, just mix it into liquid according to the instructions.

Then, give 20-40 ml of fluid per kg of your baby's body weight during the first 4 hours. After that, take it orally at any time and drink as much as you can. Babies under 2 years old can be fed a small spoonful every 1-2 minutes, while older babies can drink from a small cup. If the baby vomits, wait 10 minutes before feeding him slowly again; once the baby's eyelids become swollen, it indicates that the fluid has been replenished excessively, and he should temporarily switch to drinking boiled water or breast milk.

Kind reminder: Do not add ORS rehydration salts to milk, rice soup, juice or other beverages, and after preparing it according to the instructions, do not add sugar, otherwise it will affect the rehydration effect.

Key point 2: Give your baby rich food to prevent malnutrition

Traditional treatment for diarrhea advocates that the child should fast for a period of time. However, this will hinder the body's nutritional supplementation and may easily lead to malnutrition. It is now recommended that babies with diarrhea should not be fasted, but they should follow the principle of small and frequent meals and eat 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.