6 month old baby diarrhea

A 6-month-old baby is still very young, and diarrhea may occur due to many factors at this time. It is very important to find the cause of diarrhea in 6-month-old babies. Some are caused by infectious factors, and some are caused by non-infectious factors. The solutions to different causes are different. As a parent, you must be clear about the most common causes. So, what is the cause of diarrhea in a 6-month-old baby? Let’s look at the main reasons below.

There are many causes of diarrhea in infants and young children, which can be roughly divided into two categories:

One type is caused by non-infectious factors, such as improper diet or weather changes, which can cause diarrhea. Diarrhea caused by diet includes eating too much or too little; changes in food ingredients, adding too much sugar (conversely, too little sugar intake can easily cause constipation); adding complementary foods too quickly, causing discomfort, weaning children in hot weather, etc. Weather changes, such as children catching a cold, can cause intestinal dysfunction; hot weather can reduce the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, and indigestion can cause diarrhea.

The other type is caused by infectious factors, such as unclean feeding utensils or food used by children, which allow bacteria to enter the body and cause diarrhea; long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can cause intestinal flora imbalance and cause diarrhea; when children suffer from acute upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, otitis media, urinary tract infection, pharyngitis and other diseases, they can all develop diarrhea due to fever and the influence of pathogen toxins.

During diarrhea, taking Mommy Love or Biostime Children's Probiotic Granules can also shorten the duration of diarrhea. Both Mami Love and Biostime contain beneficial bacteria, which can regulate the gastrointestinal system. They can make diarrhea less loose and constipation less dry. The price of Mommy Love is moderate, while the price of Biostime is relatively expensive.

If a breastfed baby develops diarrhea, you can shorten the time of each feeding and let the baby eat the first half of the milk. Because the first half of breast milk contains more protein, it is easy to digest and rich in nutrition, while the second half contains more fat and is difficult to digest. If necessary, the mother can drink a large glass of light salt water half an hour to an hour before breastfeeding to dilute the milk and then breastfeed the child.