What to do if a 1-year-old child has diarrhea and vomiting

Every change in the baby after birth is watched by the mother. Because many new mothers do not understand the baby's growth and development very well, sometimes their judgment of the baby's physical condition is not very accurate. From birth to adulthood, every day is very difficult for babies, and mothers worry about their babies growing up healthily. Now I will tell mothers what to do if a one-year-old child has diarrhea and vomiting.

In order to avoid diarrhea caused by improper diet in babies, it is recommended to develop good eating habits. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should pay attention to her daily eating habits and avoid eating rotten or spoiled food. In addition, for babies who work, if it is inconvenient to breastfeed, you should express the milk first and make sure it is fresh. If you don’t have time to preserve it, discard milk that is more than 8 hours old.

Here we would like to remind mothers that if you go out occasionally and have not expressed milk for more than 8 hours, it is best not to feed your baby breast milk immediately after returning. Instead, you should squeeze out the previous milk and wash it clean before letting the baby suck milk. This prevents the baby from eating "spoiled" breast milk.

In addition, the baby is in the teething period, and a cold or sore throat or mouth ulcers may cause the baby to vomit and have diarrhea. Therefore, it is recommended that if you find that your baby has problems with vomiting or diarrhea, it is best to check whether the baby has these conditions.

Under normal circumstances, a baby's vomiting and diarrhea can be cured after a few days of conditioning, but if the symptoms do not improve but instead become worse, you should pay attention to whether the following situations occur.

Gastric pyloric spasm

Pyloric spasm of the stomach usually occurs when the child is less than one month old. It manifests as diarrhea and is often accompanied by fever. In most cases, this type of pyloric spasm can be relieved by medication or warm compresses with essential oils on the abdomen, but if it is not relieved, surgical treatment may be required.

Gastroesophageal reflux

The gastrointestinal function of infants and young children is not fully developed, so the food they eat cannot move to the stomach in time and immediately overflows into the esophagus, which manifests as vomiting, and some may also be accompanied by diarrhea. If the baby's gastrointestinal function is underdeveloped, then you should pay attention to keeping the baby's abdomen warm. Also, pay attention to the baby's daily sleeping position. It is generally recommended to sleep with the head high and the feet low.

Normally, if a baby has a gastrointestinal infection, the baby may vomit and have a bad complexion, and diarrhea will occur 24 hours later. Of course, due to individual differences, some children may also have fever or abdominal pain. There are many factors that cause gastrointestinal infections, the main ones may be improper diet, stale food, local colds or bacterial infections, etc.

If it is a gastrointestinal infection, it is recommended to feed the baby some medicine to treat gastrointestinal infection. At the same time, pay attention to a light diet and give the child some rice soup or the like.

Finally, I would like to remind your baby to drink water when he/she is vomiting or having diarrhea to avoid dehydration. At the same time, you should also pay attention to the baby's reaction, seek medical attention in time, etc.