1. What is baby diarrhea?
Baby diarrhea refers to an increase in the frequency of defecation in infants and young children, loose stools, and even discomfort symptoms such as abdominal distension and pain. Normally, your baby\’s stool should be yellow or brown. If it appears green, it may be due to imbalance of intestinal flora or other reasons.
2. Why do babies with diarrhea and stool turn green?
1. Intestinal flora imbalance
The flora in the intestinal tract is very important for physical health, and when the flora is imbalanced, it will affect the digestion and absorption function. At this time, incompletely digested food residue will appear in the stool, causing the color of the stool to turn green.
2. Improper feeding methods
If a breastfed baby does not drink all the foremilk during feeding, but directly drinks hindmilk, the color of the stool may turn green. This is because foremilk contains more lactose and lactoferrin, while hindmilk contains more fat and nutrients. If you eat hindmilk directly, the lactose and lactoferrin in foremilk cannot be fully digested, causing the stool to turn green.
3. Infectious diarrhea
If your baby suffers from infectious diarrhea, it will lead to imbalance of intestinal flora, causing the color of the stool to turn green. At this time, the baby may also experience discomfort symptoms such as fever and vomiting.
3. How to deal with diarrhea and green stool in babies?
1. Adjust feeding methods
For breastfed babies, be sure to drink all the foremilk during feeding. For artificially fed infants, the instructions on the formula instructions should be followed for preparation and feeding.
2. Keep a light diet
When your baby has diarrhea and has green stools, you should try to avoid giving him spicy, greasy or irritating foods. You can choose some light and easy-to-digest foods, such as porridge, noodle soup, etc.
3. Pay attention to hydration
When a baby has diarrhea and has green stools, he or she should replenish water in time to avoid dehydration. You can give your baby some boiled water, coconut water or juice.
4. How to prevent babies from having diarrhea and having green stools?
1. Pay attention to personal hygiene
When taking care of your baby, you should pay attention to your personal hygiene and keep your hands clean. Wash your hands and use disinfectant before and after changing diapers or feeding.
2. Reasonable feeding
When feeding your baby, you should arrange your diet and feeding time reasonably, and follow scientific feeding methods.
3. Prevent infection
When going out, care should be taken to put your baby in appropriate clothes, shoes and socks, and to avoid exposing him to pollutants. In addition, the environment in the home should also be kept hygienic and ventilated regularly.
To sum up, when a baby has diarrhea and green stools, the first step is toDetermine the cause and take appropriate measures to deal with it. At the same time, you should also pay attention to personal hygiene and proper feeding to prevent problems such as diarrhea and green stools.
