Patient's question:
Sometimes eating can cause vomiting, diarrhea with watery stools. Currently, it's loose green stools, and the digestive system isn't good. Previous treatment and effectiveness: Previously, I took Mamikai, Gentamicin Sulfate Granules, and Zhixie Baotong Granules. What kind of assistance is needed: How to prevent it, what kind of medicine should be taken...Doctor's answer:
Nausea and vomiting in infants and young children can be caused by many factors, which can generally be divided into two categories: non-infectious factors and infectious factors.Non-infectious factors include improper diet, feeding, or changes in weather, all of which can lead to nausea and vomiting. Dietary-related nausea and vomiting may include excessive or insufficient bowel movements; changes in food composition, such as excessive sugar (on the other hand, insufficient sugar intake can lead to constipation); introducing complementary foods too quickly, causing discomfort; and weaning a child during hot weather. Weather changes, such as a child catching a cold, can disrupt intestinal function; hot weather can increase the secretion of stomach acid and digestive enzymes, leading to indigestion and nausea and vomiting.
The other category is infectious factors, such as unclean feeding utensils or food causing bacteria to enter the body and leading to nausea and vomiting; long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, causing intestinal flora imbalance and resulting in nausea and vomiting; and conditions like acute upper respiratory infections, pneumonia, otitis media, urinary tract infections, and pharyngitis in children, where fever and pathogen toxins can all cause nausea and vomiting.
Advice: Observing the characteristics of an infant's stool can help understand their absorption status. If the stool has a strong odor, it may indicate poor protein digestion, and the milk intake should be adjusted accordingly—either increased or diluted. If the stool contains many bubbles, it may suggest poor carbohydrate digestion, requiring an increase or even complete cessation of starchy foods. If the stool appears creamy, it may indicate poor fat digestion, and the intake of fatty foods should be increased.
For breastfed infants who experience nausea and vomiting, it is not advisable to wean them easily. Instead, the duration of diaper changes can be extended, allowing the child to consume the first half of the milk. The first half of breast milk contains more protein, which is easier to absorb and highly nutritious, while the second half contains more fat, which is harder to digest. If necessary, the mother can drink a large glass of weak salted warm water half an hour to an hour before changing the diaper to dissolve the milk, and then breastfeed the child.
Food for Diarrhea: The following foods not only provide essential nutrients for infants but also have a certain anti-diarrheal effect.
1. Rice Water: Grind rice or milk powder into a fine powder, stir-fry until golden brown, then add water and enough sugar, and cook into a thin porridge. Rice water is easier to absorb, and its carbonized structure not only provides good adhesion and anti-diarrheal effects but is also a must-have food for infant diarrhea.
2. Carrot Soup: Carrots are alkaline foods, and the pectin they contain can help form stool, adhere to harmful bacteria and toxins in the intestines, and are excellent for anti-diarrheal and antibacterial effects. The preparation method is as follows: wash the carrots, remove the stems, cut them into small pieces, cook them until soft, strain out the residue with gauze, and then add water (in a ratio of 500 grams of carrots to 1,000 milliliters of water) to make a soup. Finally, add sugar and cook. Serve 2–3 times a day, with each serving being 100–150 milliliters, and stop using it once nausea and vomiting improve.
3. Apple Puree: Apples are also alkaline foods, containing pectin and tannic acid, which have adhesive, soothing, and anti-diarrheal effects. Take a fresh, soft apple, cut it in half, and scoop it into a puree with a spoon.