Emergency care for a baby with diarrhea

In infants, diarrhea occurs mainly with colds, gastrointestinal problems, and sensitivity to certain medications. When an infection enters the baby's body, the intestinal mucosa becomes inflamed. This inflammation leads to a deterioration in the digestion of food, which causes diarrhea. Bowel movements become frequent, watery, and often greenish in color with mucus particles. Redness appears around the anus. The child's general condition is deteriorating. If diarrhea is caused by an infection, then the baby has an unhealthy appearance, as well as respiratory damage.

What is the danger of diarrhea?
Diarrhea is often not a separate disease, but rather a reaction of the body to a specific pathogen. In such cases, it is enough to adjust the drinking regime and adjust proper nutrition to cure the malaise. The main danger of diarrhea lies in dehydration. The baby's body is actively losing water, and if this process is not stopped, complications will arise. You'll also need diapers.

There are three degrees of the disease.

Mild to moderate dehydration is characterized by:
— weight loss of 5%,
— the baby urinates less often,
— there is dryness in the mouth,
— the child becomes less active.

Severe:
— lethargy and irritability are observed,
— weight loss is more than 10%,
— there are no tears when crying,
— the baby urinates less than 3-4 times a day,
— the skin becomes pale and wrinkled,
— the eyes sink in,
— the urine is an unusual dark color.

What needs to be done urgently?
First, you should try to determine the cause of diarrhea. Perhaps there have been dietary changes, or the baby is getting more food than he needs. Maybe there's a new product in his diet. It is necessary to eliminate these irritants, add more water to the diet, then the stool should recover.
If, in addition to diarrhea, there are other alarming signs of the disease (fever, feeling unwell, mucus in the stool, etc.), then you need to determine the degree of dehydration. The baby should be weighed. If the weight loss is large, then you need to urgently call a doctor. If the losses are up to 5%, then strict restrictions should be introduced and a large amount of water should be given.

Strict restrictions.
If you have diarrhea, you should not stop breastfeeding your baby.
You can not boil any solutions, this makes them more concentrated.
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