Patient's question:
Doctor:Hello! First of all, I am also a gynecologist myself, but to be honest, my baby is almost 10 months old and has been experiencing frequent diarrhea. I have taken her to the hospital many times, but it hasn’t fully recovered. Can you help me solve this problem?
The specific situation is as follows: At 5 months, she might have had diarrhea due to improper complementary feeding. It was quite severe at that time, sometimes up to 10 episodes a day. I took her to the hospital for treatment, but the results were not good. It took about three weeks for her to basically recover. After that, I added complementary foods very carefully, and for more than a month, she didn’t have diarrhea. At 6 months, she was also able to...
Doctor's answer:
Actually, there are many reasons for diarrhea. Unhygienic food is one cause, but there are many others. For example, excessive or insufficient milk intake, adding complementary foods too much or too quickly, changes in weather, and viral infections. Sometimes, diarrhea can also be a symptom accompanying other diseases, such as respiratory infections or Kawasaki disease. Some children may develop diarrhea due to food (like milk) or medication allergies. Therefore, so many factors can lead to the occurrence of diarrhea. In summary, it can be encapsulated in sixteen words: prevent dehydration, correct dehydration, continue eating, and use medication reasonably. The recommended liquid preparation method is:(1) Rice water + salt: 500 ml of rice water + 1 toothpaste cap of salt (4.5 g);
(2) Sugar salt water: 500 ml of water + 500 g of sugar + 1 toothpaste cap of salt (4.5 g is sufficient. Take 20–40 ml orally every hour.
Additionally, your child's diet is monotonous. When introducing complementary foods, follow the principle of "starting with small amounts, thin to thick, fine to coarse, and one type to multiple types." For infants aged 1–2 months, you can introduce diluted vegetable water or fruit juice. At 3 months, you can feed them vegetable soup, fruit juice, and tomato juice without adding water, feeding them directly. At 4 months, start adding scrambled egg yolk. At 5 months, you can feed them vegetable puree, fruit puree, and soft porridge. After 8 months, reduce milk intake and increase foods like noodles, steamed buns, fish, meat, eggs, liver puree, porridge, or soft rice. From 10–12 months, you can feed them soft rice, stuffed foods, soy products, cakes, and steamed bun slices. By 1–1.5 years of age, it's important to wean the child and provide them with sufficient food to ensure normal growth and development.
Use Modified Si Jun Zi Decoction. The prescription includes: Codonopsis, fried white atractylodes, Poria, Chinese yam, and Shen.