As a result of disruption of the digestive tract, a baby may have diarrhea for a long period of time. Exercise more than 5 times a day is considered diarrhea. In such a situation, parents face the question of how to stop diarrhea in a child. It is especially important to pay attention to the nature of the chair of a child under one year old. A child younger than 12 months has often a loose stool, however, if there is a stool in the stool, a discoloration, a deterioration in the overall well-being of the baby, you should immediately seek medical help. If there is diarrhea in a child, only the doctor will be able to determine what to treat diarrhea in view of his age group and overall health of the baby.
What can I take a child with diarrhea?
If a child has diarrhea, the doctor may recommend taking the following diarrhea drugs for children from the group of enterosorbents, which are designed to neutralize harmful toxins:
- smect;
- activated carbon ;
- enterosgel ;
- linex;
- polysorb.
Activated charcoal is the most commonly used diarrhea for children.
Since diarrhea is impaired in diarrhea, the pediatrician can additionally prescribe medications containing useful bifido- and lactobacilli - hilak-forte, lactulose.
Than to drink a child with diarrhea?
If a child has diarrhea, then he loses a large amount of fluid. In such a situation it is important to provide the baby with a copious drink. However, ordinary water will not work, as it quickly leaves the child. As a result, he has a disturbance of the electrolyte balance and leaching of minerals from the cells and tissues of the body. In this case, it is recommended to give the child special rehydration solutions (rehydron, oralit), which can be purchased at any pharmacy.
Similar solution in its composition can be prepared independently at home. To do this, one liter of plain water should be added half a teaspoon of soda, one tablespoon of sugar and a teaspoon of salt. The resulting solution should be given throughout the day to the child in small amounts, but often. This will help maintain the body's water balance at the proper level.
Folk remedies for diarrhea for children
The most effective remedy for diarrhea is decoction of rice in a ratio of 1: 3. This broth should be offered to the child every two hours in small quantities.
Tea made from mint and chamomile will also help stop diarrhea. This tea is given at least 5 times a day.
Fruits of hawthorn will help to provide the child with useful trace elements, restore immunity, and also remove harmful toxins and dangerous substances from the child's body. To prepare the broth take 5 grams of hawthorn fruit, pour one glass of boiled water, put on the fire and boil for 10 minutes. This broth should be given to the child 3 times a day for one tablespoon.
If the child does not stop diarrhea for a long time, then before the period of treatment, you can alleviate the condition of the baby. It is necessary not to feed it for a while, but to provide a vitamin drink, for example, a decoction from a two-year-old ash-tree. One tablespoon of grass mixed with a glass of boiling water and boiled for three minutes. After the broth has cooled down and is brewed, it is given to the child 3-4 times
It will also be useful for the child compote of dogrose, which will help to further ensure the intake of vitamins in the children's body.
Parents should pay careful attention to their child's health and remember that diarrhea is a symptom of various intestinal infections diagnosed by the attending physician if there are additional symptoms in the form of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. A correctly and timely started treatment will avoid complications in the future.