Focus on home care of infant diarrhea

Infants and young children suffering from diarrhea, in addition to timely treatment, home care is also important, its methods are mainly three:

First, we must adjust our children’s diet to reduce the burden of the gastrointestinal tract

Some parents are doing everything possible to feed their children, chocolate, milk, eggs, high fat, high protein food, want to use this to compensate for the losses caused by diarrhea in children did not know that doing so will add to the burden of gastrointestinal, so long unhealed diarrhea . At this point your child should eat easy to digest foods such as rice soup, sugar, salt, water, and even a moratorium on eating, so that gastrointestinal function is restored, in order to speed up the healing of disease.

Secondly, pay attention to the child’s abdomen warm

Abdominal easily catch cold, while the children suffering from diarrhea, bowel movements increased the already fast, such as the abdomen, and then cold then the bowel movements faster, thereby increasing the disease.

Third, pay attention to protecting the sick child’s buttocks

Due to the increased frequency of bowel movement, skin and mucous membranes surrounding the anus must have different degrees of injury, parents should pay special attention in the care anal area. After the application of valuables of the toilet paper will graze, or valuables of the gauze Dip light wash, washed, these fats and oils can be painted a cream to prevent diaper dermatitis, and to the timely replacement diapers to avoid impregnating the diaper urine feces and skin friction Rupture incurred. Will be used for a sick child, diapers, as well as being contaminated clothing, bed sheets, cleaning and disinfection should be promptly dealt with so as to avoid repeated infection or transmission to others.

The best way to prevent diarrhea, is to good “start with the mouth” off. Educate our children to cultivate the habit of washing hands before meals and after, do not let children drink unboiled water, do not eat indiscriminantly dirty stalls sold food, usually more kids to the outdoor activities, to enhance the ability to adapt to climate change, and can enhance the resistance of bacteria.

For a baby, pay attention to breast health, and utensils should be disinfected, it is best disinfected once a day boil. The existing service is to eat food and not just for the sake of convenience food or refrigerator overnight to eat food. Breast feeding mothers should be kept clean, frequently changes the underwear, to minimize the chance of infection. Also note that the toys clean, children’s toys into the mouth, or played after the hands put in the mouth, which caused a great opportunity for infection, but the chances of this infection are often ignored by young parents.