Patient's question:
Around five days of illness, having diarrhea.Doctor's answer:
1. Replenish fluids: Regardless of the type of diarrhea, if dehydration occurs or diarrhea persists for more than three days without improvement, fluids and electrolytes should be supplemented. Oral rehydration salts (available at pharmacies) can be used.3. Supplement ecological beneficial bacteria: Such as Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus casei, which are live beneficial gut flora.
4. Care: For children with diarrhea, small, frequent meals of easily digestible foods should be provided, ensuring the supply of carbohydrates, vitamins, fluids, and electrolytes. Keep them warm. Do not use anti-diarrheal drugs indiscriminately!
Food-based diarrhea relief: The following foods not only provide essential nutrients for infants but also have a certain anti-diarrheal effect.
1. Refined rice porridge: Grind rice powder or milk powder into a fine powder, toast it until golden brown, then add water and a small amount of sugar, and boil it into a thin paste. Refined rice porridge is easy to digest, and its carbonized structure has a good adsorptive and anti-diarrheal effect, making it the preferred food for infant diarrhea.
2. Carrot soup: Carrots are alkaline foods, and the pectin they contain can help form stools, adsorb pathogenic bacteria and toxins in the intestines, and are good for diarrhea and antibacterial effects. The preparation method is as follows: Wash the carrots, cut off the stems, and chop them into small pieces. Boil them with water until soft, then strain out the pulp with gauze and add water to make a soup (using a ratio of 500 grams of carrots to 1,000 milliliters of water). Finally, add sugar and boil. Serve 2–3 times a day, with each serving being 100–150 milliliters. Discontinue use after diarrhea improves.
3. Apple puree: Apples are also alkaline foods, containing pectin and tannic acid, which have adsorptive, astringent, and anti-diarrheal effects. Take a fresh, soft apple, cut it in half, and scoop it into a puree with a spoon.