What to do if your baby has loose stools, what is the problem with loose stools?

1. Massage your belly.

Loose stools in babies are directly related to the stomach and intestines. Moms can massage babies' tumours to help them relieve loose stools. Tummy massage can help regulate the stomach and make it healthier.

When massaging, Bao Ma should massage in one direction, so that it will have an effect.

2. Eat steamed apples.

When the baby can eat complementary food and has loose stools, the mother can give the baby a steamed apple every day. Because the pectin and vitamins contained in steamed apples can regulate the intestines, it can also be effective for babies with loose stools**.

3. Keep your abdomen warm.

If the baby has a cold abdomen and has loose stools, then you need to pay attention to keeping warm. Dress the baby in an extra piece of clothing, or cover the belly with a small quilt, the stomach will be warmed and the symptoms will be reduced. In ordinary life, mothers should pay attention not to let the baby's belly get cold and not expose the navel.

4. Eat probiotics.

When there is a problem with the stomach and intestines, you can give the baby some probiotics for conditioning. Probiotics can repair the intestines and also relieve the symptoms of diarrhea.

What's the deal with loose stools in babies?

Babies who have not yet been given complementary foods may have loose stools, which are normal in most cases. However, factors such as improper diet, viral infection, and bacterial infection can also lead to loose stools, or even watery, and should be treated in time.

Before the addition of complementary food, breast milk or formula milk has more water, which can lead to the baby's stool is more stupid and soft, and the stool is more, such as the baby's mental state is good, the growth and development are normal, and the loose stool is a normal phenomenon with a bridge key, which can be done without intervention and take care of the buttocks.

The digestive system of infants and young children is not yet mature, the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes is low and the enzyme activity is low, coupled with the rapid growth and development, the nutrients required are more, so the intake is more, the gastrointestinal tract is burdened, and it is easy to produce diarrhea. When viral infections and bacterial infections invade the digestive tract, they can also cause diarrhea in babies.

Therefore, when the baby's loose stools and the frequency of stools increases significantly, parents should take the baby to the hospital in time to be clear and timely.

This content was reviewed by Jia Junsong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Pediatrics, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital.

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1. The frequency of stool increases, which is thin or egg soup, or has mucus and foam, and has a fishy smell, which indicates that children have diarrhea.

2. The frequency of stool is reduced, the child cries and struggles during defecation, the feces are dry and hard, and even there is blood on the surface, which indicates constipation.

3. The stool is white clay-like (grayish-white), indicating that the child has biliary obstruction, such as congenital biliary atresia. In addition, eating too much milk or too little sugar produces fatty acids that combine with the minerals calcium and magnesium in food to form fatty soap, and stool can also be grayish-white, hard and foul-smelling.

To be on the safe side, take your baby to the doctor.

4. The stool is black tarry, indicating that the child may have upper gastrointestinal bleeding. However, children who take iron supplements or eat foods that contain a lot of iron can also have black stools, such as eating blood tofu.

5. The stool is red, indicating lower gastrointestinal bleeding, and the common stool is bloodshot, mostly caused by anal fissures, hemorrhoids or rectal polyps.

6. The stool is green and watery, but the child is generally in good condition, indicating hunger diarrhea and the need to increase milk volume. If the general condition is poor, accompanied by fever, vomiting, etc., it indicates inflammation in the intestine.

7. The stool is green: 1) bacterial infection (often caused by E. coli infection in summer), foamy, accompanied by foul smell, abdominal distention, fever and other symptoms, please pay attention to the cleaning and disinfection of milk bottles and other milk utensils, and often clean the baby's small hands and toys regularly.

2) Generally, breastfeeding babies' stools are acidic, and the normal stool is slightly green, sometimes mixed with some white particles.

3) The baby's stool is green, which is a sign of cold, the baby's stool is yellow with rice grains, which is indigestion, if it is yellow water, it is caused by unclean food and unclean tableware.

8. The stool is jam-like: pay attention to the occurrence of intussusception.

9. The stool is sorghum rice-like stool: pay attention to the occurrence of necrotizing enteritis.

10. The stool is mucus like egg white, or accompanied by pus and blood, indicating the possibility of dysentery.

11. White stool: It belongs to viral ** infection (often caused by rotavirus infection in autumn), egg-like, accompanied by cold symptoms such as runny nose and cough, please pay attention to protection.

If necessary, go to the hospital to see a doctor and follow the doctor's instructions**.

12. Black stool: high iron content, pay attention to daily diet and drink plenty of water!

13. Stinky stool: This symptom is common in the gastrointestinal bacterial infection caused by the baby's unclean milk or bad habits such as eating hands, preventive measures: pay attention to the cleaning and disinfection of milk bottles and other milk utensils, and often clean the baby's small hands and toys regularly.

It depends on how old your baby is, it is normal for babies in confinement to have loose stools, and after 2 months, the stools will be mushy.