What to do if your 6 month old baby has diarrhea

It is very common for 6-month-old babies to have diarrhea. If the child has diarrhea constantly, the nutrition will be lost faster. At this time, the diarrhea problem needs to be solved in time, otherwise it may cause serious dehydration to the baby. However, for many new parents, the only way to deal with their children suffering from diarrhea is to send them to the hospital. We need to know more about the solution. So, what should I do if my 6-month-old baby has diarrhea? Let’s take a look below.

There are six ways to help you treat your baby's diarrhea:

1) Feeding should be done at regular times and in fixed quantities. Add complementary foods gradually on time, but do not add starchy or fatty foods too early or too much, nor change the type of complementary foods suddenly. You can feed your baby some apple juice and carrot water to achieve the purpose of absorbing excess water in the intestines.

2) The process of weaning should be gradual and avoid quick decisions. Generally, it takes 2 weeks to switch to a new milk powder. The first switch should start with the middle meal of the day, and then increase the number of meals every few days until the baby is completely switched to the new milk powder. Taking into account the different physical constitutions of babies, the steps of changing milk can be adjusted according to the individual.

3) Pay attention to climate changes, add or remove clothes in time, and keep your abdomen warm. After each bowel movement, clean the baby's anus with warm water, change diapers frequently, handle feces in time and wash and disinfect hands to avoid repeated infection. At the same time, strengthen physical exercise to prevent colds, pneumonia, otitis media and other diseases.

4) If the situation occurs during the transition from breast milk to formula, you should pay attention to the stool of the formula-fed baby, which is usually soft and paste-like or in strips, and can be yellow or green in color. Generally speaking, every baby's bowel movements are different. As long as the baby's diet and daily life are normal and his growth and development are good, parents do not need to worry too much about the frequency, shape and color of the baby's bowel movements.

5) Once watery stools appear, beware of rotavirus diarrhea, also known as autumn diarrhea, which is an infectious enteritis that is common in autumn. The vast majority of children become ill after being infected with rotavirus. This disease is a self-limiting disease with a course of 3-8 days. The main treatment is fluid replacement, antiviral and symptomatic treatment.

6) Eating too much starch or sugary food can increase the fermentation of food in the intestine, and the resulting stool will be dark brown, watery and foamy. Parents can adjust their baby's diet appropriately and reduce the intake of starch or sugary foods.