The liquid stool in the baby is the cause for concern for any mother. After all, this symptom can hide anything: from a banal digestive disorder, to an infectious disease.
Very often, moms take into account only the frequency of a loose stool in her baby, not paying attention to the color. Normally, the act of defecation in such crumbs can occur up to 15 times a day. More important is not the quantity itself, but the consistency and color of the stool.
Causes of diarrhea in children
The main question that moms ask when there is diarrhea in the baby is why does the baby have a loose stool? " The reasons for the appearance of a loose stool in infants can be a large number. Sometimes they are even difficult to pinpoint.
The most common cause of this pathology is rotavirus infection . With this disease, diarrhea is accompanied by fever, vomiting, intoxication of the body. A distinctive feature is the color of the liquid stool in the baby, - first it is yellow, then it turns darker to orange. Over time, its shade changes, and on day 3 it has a gray, clay color.
The second most common cause of the appearance of a liquid, but rare stool in the infant is the imbalance of the intestinal microflora. It can be caused by antibiotic therapy, nutritional factors. In such cases, along with a liquid, foamy stool, the baby also has bloating.
Also, in infancy, diarrhea can accompany various diseases with a rise in temperature, for example, tonsillitis, otitis media. In this situation, it is necessary to take into account the child's anamnesis. The cause of the appearance of a greenish liquid stool in the baby is usually also an infectious process.
Treatment of problems with the intestines
Treatment of a loose stool in a baby should be carried out necessarily in a complex and only after an accurate diagnosis. The help that parents can provide to their parents on their own, sometimes does not bring him relief.
- First of all, to eliminate the causes, you need to adjust the baby's nutrition. From the diet to exclude new products that may have been introduced on the eve of the appearance of diarrhea.
- If after this diarrhea does not disappear, we can assume that the cause of its appearance is an infection. In such cases, the baby has a very loose stool, and it is constantly observed, for 2 or more days. Asking a doctor for help should be urgent.
- The only thing that a mother can help a baby herself is to fill the volume of the fluid that has been lost to it. For this it is necessary to give the baby a solution of Regidron . This drug is sold in bags, the contents of which are bred in warm boiled water.
- If the cause of diarrhea is an imbalance of the intestinal flora, then in such cases the doctor prescribes the drugs that restore it (Linex).
- In bacterial gastroenteritis, which is also accompanied by diarrhea, antibacterial therapy is performed. In severe cases, drugs are administered parenterally.
- Also detoxification and rehydration measures are carried out, as the likelihood of developing dehydration syndrome in such crumbs is high.
Thus, the treatment of a loose stool in infants completely depends on the causes that led to its development. If the situation does not change for 2 days, the mother must necessarily consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.