Young mothers, as a rule, are especially suspicious and worried about any changes in the behavior of their crumbs, will not pass by my mother's eyes and the contents of the diaper. At the sight of abnormalities, especially if a very thin stool is found in a child, mom is on the verge of hysteria and a lot of diagnoses are rife in her head. Let's figure out why a child can have a loose stool and what kind of treatment, if it really is necessary, most likely the doctor will appoint.
Why does the child have a loose stool?
The causes of such a problem can be very different, respectively, and the contents of the diaper with diarrhea can range from simple liquid stool to green or even with red patches. Let's try to establish the reason for this problem:
- The child has a loose and green stool . It can be caused by taking antibiotics, consult a doctor, most likely, he will prescribe probiotics. If the cause could not be established, perhaps a crumb with poorly washed fruit or vegetable ate microorganisms called lamblia, which excite infections of the intestinal tract. The child has a loose stool and a slight swelling. In this case, the feces are given for analysis. For prevention, teach the child to wash his hands properly, do not allow to drink down food - so the intestinal juice is not diluted and all microorganisms are killed. A liquid stool in a child can acquire a green color if the body has an excess of carbohydrates that are poorly digested.
- Frequent liquid stools in a child without other complaints , with normal weight gain treatment does not require. But this symptom may be a sign of a lack of lactose. In this case, consult a doctor, he will adjust your diet. With this diagnosis, a child's stool can become fluid and foamy. Most likely, the baby is underweight in weight.
- The child may have a yellow loose stool (light yellow, also a loose stool in the child can become white). It is necessary to pass tests of a feces and to establish the reason - it can be and infringement of job of a liver or an intestine, and at грудничков can be a signal about occurrence of a diathesis.
- If you find a black liquid stool in the child, consult a doctor immediately, this may be a signal of bleeding in the upper parts of the digestive tract (stomach or esophagus).
- If the child's chair is not just liquid, but fatty , poorly washed, this can be a sign of a congenital pathology of many glands (the so-called cystic fibrosis). It is obligatory to consult a specialist. Perhaps, the body simply does not have enough enzymes to digest fats, and in this case, the treatment of the stool in a child is reduced to the delivery of tests and the appointment of special drugs.
- Slime in the baby's stool can be a signal about bowel disease. Also, mucus can get into the stool with a cold or bronchitis.
Prophylaxis of a loose stool in a child
Here, perhaps, the most frequent cases of liquid stool in a child. To prevent its appearance, it is enough to follow simple rules, they will significantly reduce the risk of diarrhea in crumbs:
- observe the rules of hygiene when preparing food (properly and thoroughly wash your hands, keep the work surfaces clean in the kitchen);
- do not allow the child to drink down food, do not give it to drink before eating, so the concentration of gastric juice will be normal and the microorganisms that have eaten with food will die during digestion;
- avoid early and unreasonable complementary foods;
- be especially careful if you start taking antibiotics;
- try to give the child "proven" vegetables and fruits.