Very often, young mothers encounter such a problem as loose stools in a child. In some cases, you can do with treatment at home, but sometimes you need the help of a specialist.
First you need to determine why the child has loose stools. If you can’t do it yourself, you need to contact your pediatrician.
If the loose stools in a child do not pass within two days, and the baby is constantly crying, holding on to the tummy, sluggish, then you should immediately consult a doctor. In addition, the reason for contacting a pediatrician is fever and vomiting (especially in children under one year old). If there are no such symptoms and the child is feeling normal and active, then you can try to correct the situation at home. First of all, carefully examine the child's stool. If it contains a large amount of mucus and undigested food, then you probably just overfed the baby or gave him food that was not for his age. As a result, an enzymatic breakdown occurred. Analyze which foods this reaction could have occurred in order to be more careful in the future, as frequent breakdowns can cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Loose stools, the causes of which have already been found out, can be prevented. For this, those products that caused this phenomenon no longer need to be given. Also, for several days, give your child enzyme preparations that can be purchased at a pharmacy (after consulting a pediatrician). They will help restore the process of digestion of food and its assimilation in the body. In addition, during this period, the food should be the one that the child usually eats, only in smaller portions. If the baby refuses to eat during the day, then you need to call a doctor. Also, when a child has loose stools, then you need to give him more liquid. This will help restore the water-s alt balance and remove toxins from the body. Just don't give him fizzy drinks.
Another reason that can cause loose stools in a child may be food poisoning. In this case, the stool will be evenly liquid, of a different color and with an unpleasant odor. In this case, sorbents should also be added to the treatment, which will accelerate the removal of toxins. This may be activated charcoal, Enterosgel and other drugs that are sold in pharmacies. These drugs must be given to the child even after the normalization of the stool for at least two days. This is necessary so that those toxins that are not excreted from the body no longer harm the intestines.
What to do when baby has loose stools?
Also, in order to restore the intestinal microflora, you need to give the baby such drugs,like "Linex", "Bifiform" and others, which can also be purchased at a pharmacy. The course of treatment is about two weeks. If the child's condition worsens and there is repeated loose stools, it is necessary to call a doctor. In such a situation, you need to be especially careful with children under one year old, since dehydration of the body develops very quickly in them. This leads to problems with the nervous and respiratory systems.
Adults can use these tips too.
