Level 1: Symptoms and causes of infant diarrhea
1. Symptoms
Infant diarrhea refers to an increase in the frequency of bowel movements, an increase in the volume of stools, thin or watery texture, and sometimes accompanied by symptoms such as fever and vomiting. In addition, the baby may experience discomfort such as loss of appetite, crying, and bloating.
2. Reasons
There are many causes of infant diarrhea, common ones include infectious diarrhea, allergic diarrhea, indigestion, etc. Infectious diarrhea is caused by bacterial, viral or parasitic infection; allergic diarrhea is caused by food allergy; indigestion is caused by the baby\’s intestinal function is not fully developed.
Level 2: How to prevent infant diarrhea
1. Keep it clean
Keep the home environment clean and hygienic, change your baby\’s clean clothes and diapers frequently, and pay attention to hand hygiene.
2. Reasonable feeding
Follow scientific feeding methods, reasonably match the diet, follow the feeding principles of \”early, more, less, and loose\” to avoid overfeeding.
3. Pay attention to nutrition
The baby\’s diet should be balanced, focusing on protein, fat and carbohydrate intake, as well as vitamin and mineral supplements.
Level 3: How to treat infant diarrhea
1. Oral rehydration salt
Oral rehydration salts can effectively replenish the baby\’s lost water and electrolytes and reduce diarrhea symptoms.
2. Adjust your diet
For mild diarrhea, the diet can be adjusted appropriately to allow the baby to eat more easily digestible food and avoid irritating food.
3. Use of drugs
If symptoms are severe, medication may be needed. Commonly used drugs include antibiotics, antidiarrheal agents, etc. But you need to pay attention to the method of use and dosage of the drug.
Level 4: What to pay attention to when babies have diarrhea
1. Keep it clean
Change your baby\’s diapers and clothes frequently, and keep your home environment clean and hygienic. Also pay attention to hand hygiene to avoid the spread of infection.
2. Timely rehydration
Baby will lose a lot of water and electrolytes after diarrhea and needs to be rehydrated in time. You can let your baby drink more water or take oral rehydration salts.
3. Avoid irritating foods
During your baby\’s diarrhea period, you should avoid giving him irritating foods, such as peppers, ginger, etc. Also avoid overfeeding.
4. Observe the condition
If symptoms worsen or other abnormalities occur, you should seek medical treatment in time and receive treatment according to the doctor\’s recommendations.
Level 5: Complications of infant diarrhea
1. Dehydration
Diarrhea will cause the baby to lose a lot of water and electrolytes. If fluids are not replenished in time, it can easily lead to dehydration.
2. Malnutrition
Long-term diarrhea will affect the baby\’s absorption of nutrients and lead to malnutrition.
3. Gastrointestinal dysfunction
Long-term diarrhea will also affect the normal function of the baby\’s gastrointestinal function and may cause gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Level 6: Precautions for infant diarrhea
1. Follow the doctor’s advice
During the treatment period, you should follow the doctor\’s advice and take medicine and rehydration on time.
2. Keep it clean
Change your baby\’s diapers and clothes frequently, and keep your home environment clean and hygienic. Also pay attention to hand hygiene to avoid the spread of infection.
3. Adjust your diet
During the baby\’s diarrhea period, the baby\’s diet should be adjusted appropriately to allow the baby to eat more easily digestible food and avoid irritating food.
4. Observe the condition
If symptoms worsen or other abnormalities occur, you should seek medical treatment in time and receive treatment according to the doctor\’s recommendations.
