Why Do One-Year-Old Babies Get Diarrhea?
Almost every baby has experienced diarrhea more than once, especially younger babies. Therefore, it is one of the "four common diseases of children" that babies are most prone to. When babies have vomiting and diarrhea, mothers are very worried and wish their babies could recover quickly! So, they give them all kinds of medications without hesitation.
However, instead of getting better, babies become more and more uncontrollable with their diarrhea, and sometimes it lasts for months, greatly affecting their growth and development, and even endangering their lives. In order for babies to grow up healthy and safe, mothers should have a better understanding of the prevention, treatment, and care of baby diarrhea -
1. Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of diarrhea in babies. The most common pathogen is rotavirus.
2. Bacterial infection is usually accompanied by vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, and other symptoms, and prompt medical attention should be sought. Severe diarrhea (sometimes accompanied by vomiting), along with abdominal pain, bloody stools, and fever, is often caused by viruses or bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella.
3. Parasitic infections can also cause baby diarrhea.
4. Medication allergies can cause baby diarrhea. If your baby has diarrhea during or after antibiotic treatment, it may be related to the medication.
5. Food, especially fruit juice, can potentially cause baby diarrhea.
Nursing methods for one-year-old babies with diarrhea:
1. Replenish fluids in a timely manner to prevent fluid imbalance caused by baby diarrhea. Water, rice soup, and fruit juice can be given at any time, and it is best to give oral rehydration salts. Oral rehydration salts contain glucose, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium citrate, and other ingredients, which can supplement the electrolytes and fluids lost due to diarrhea and vomiting, and regulate the body's water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. This medication is now available in hospitals and pharmacies. The recommended method of administration is to dissolve one small bag of oral rehydration salts in 500 milliliters of warm boiled water and take it multiple times within a day. The amount taken should follow the principle of "replace what is lost".
2. Disinfect daily and maintain the cleanliness of furniture and tableware. When caring for children with infectious diarrhea, proper disinfection and isolation measures should be taken, and tableware, cups, and water bottles should be regularly disinfected. Clothes should be washed and exposed frequently. After caring for the sick child, hands should be washed repeatedly before doing other things.
3. Prevent diaper rash. After each bowel movement, the child's diaper should be changed promptly, and the anus and surrounding area should be rinsed with warm boiled water to prevent diaper rash and urinary tract infections. If diaper rash has already occurred, you can apply tannic acid ointment or fish liver oil with aureomycin.
4. Diarrhea babies should pay attention to adjusting their diet and avoid adding new complementary foods. The dietary principles for diarrhea babies are: adjust the diet and continue to eat. If the baby is still breastfeeding, continue breastfeeding. If the baby is not breastfeeding, continue to feed them with the milk or dairy products they usually consume. Babies over 6 months old can continue to eat their usual diet, such as porridge, noodles, eggs, and vegetables. However, the food should be finely processed and easily digestible, and avoid changing the variety of food or giving them hard-to-digest food during diarrhea.
