Very often, young mothers encounter such a problem as loose stools in a child. In some cases, you can do the 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 a pediatrician.
If the liquid stool in the child does not go away for 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 has normal health and activity, 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 out of age. As a result, an enzymatic breakdown occurred. Analyze what foods this reaction may have occurred to continue to be more careful, as frequent breakdowns can cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
Fluid stool, the causes of which have already been determined, can be prevented. To do this, those products that caused this phenomenon, no longer need to be given. Also, within a few days, give the child enzyme preparations that can be purchased at the pharmacy (after consulting a pediatrician). They will help to restore the process of digestion and assimilation of food in the body. In addition, during this period, the food should be the one that the child eats normally, only in smaller portions. If the baby refuses food during the day, then it is necessary to call a doctor. Also, when a child has loose stools, then you need to give him more fluid. This will help restore water-salt balance and remove toxins from the body. Just do not need to give him carbonated drinks.
Another cause that can cause loose stools in a child may be food poisoning. In this case, the chair will be evenly liquid, of a different color and with an unpleasant odor. In this case, sorbents must also be added to the treatment, which will accelerate the removal of toxins. This may be activated charcoal, the drug "Enterosgel" and other medicines that are sold in the pharmacy. These drugs must be given to the child even after normalization of the stool for at least two days. This is necessary so that those toxins that are not eliminated from the body, no longer bring harm to the intestines.
What to do when a child has loose stools?
Also, in order to restore intestinal microflora, you need to give your baby such drugs as Linex, Bifiform and others, which can also be purchased at the pharmacy. The course of treatment is about two weeks. If the condition of the child worsens and multiple loose stools, you must call a doctor. Especially cautious in this situation, you need to be with children up to one year old, since their dehydration develops very quickly. This leads to problems with the nervous and respiratory systems.
These tips can be used by adults.