How to feed a child after vomiting: diet and nutritional rules

Restore weakened immunity after vomiting, fill the deficiency of vitamins, microelements, necessary for life, correct, dietary nutrition will help after eliminating the cause diseases.

Reflex removal of undigested or partially digested foods with gastric juices through the mouth or nose is called vomiting. For many years, doctors have been studying this reaction and have come to the conclusion that it is a protective property of getting rid of dangerous, excess food with the help of the gag reflex. The famous doctor Komarovsky noticed: a person needs vomiting, you should not be afraid of it. At a temperature, poisoning, it is accompanied by acute diarrhea. Dehydration of a weakened child's body is inevitable.

Doctors identify several main causes of vomiting in a one-year-old baby. Particular attention should be paid to signs of a reaction (what kind of food did you eat, medications taken, possible stress, injury, illness), then inform the doctor. The most common reasons are:

• food poisoning;
• excess food;
• unfamiliar food;
• high temperature;
• concussion;
• eruption of teeth;
• the use of seasonings and hot spices in the diet of an infant;
• stress;
• antibiotic treatment.

What to do if a baby is vomiting

In a single case of nausea, vomiting, a special diet that restores immunity is not required. With the help of a reflex, the small stomach gets rid of harmful toxic substances that accumulate in the intestinal tract. If the attacks are repeated, vomiting is accompanied by diarrhea, the parent must know and take the necessary measures to help.

The first mandatory action for nausea (from 2 times a day) in children is to call an ambulance doctor at home. The doctor will determine the cause and prescribe the appropriate treatment. Before the ambulance arrives, they solder the baby with liquid to prevent dehydration. Antiemetic drugs should not be accepted. The body is cleansed of pathogenic microflora, it cannot be prevented. Do not forcefully try to feed, the baby will agree to eat when the attack stops. List of drinks recommended by doctors for vomiting, diarrhea:

• meat, vegetable broth;
• dried fruits compote;
• still mineral water;
• decoction of rice;
• sweet tea;
• jelly.

To water the baby, pour liquid into a bottle. Give to drink in frequent portions. When he refuses to suck from a bottle, drink 2-3 tablespoons of liquid from a teaspoon every 10 minutes.

Poisoning: causes and consequences

Food poisoning - intoxication of the digestive tract when eating spoiled or improperly prepared food. This type of infection is the most common case among one-year-old children.

The infection does not spread by eating fresh, edible, properly prepared foods. Observing proper care of the baby, personal hygiene, eating fresh vegetables and fruits washed in warm water and soap, the infection will not bother the baby. If the rules are not followed, harmful microorganisms enter the body with food:

• staphylococci;
• colibacillus;
• Proteus;
• Klebsiella.

When it gets into the immature microflora of a child's body, pathogens quickly spread, causing intoxication, salmonellosis, dysentery, escherichiosis, and other dangerous infections. Diseases are dangerous, without appropriate treatment lead to adverse consequences.

Poisoning symptoms

Vivid symptoms of child poisoning:

• sharp pain in the stomach;
• sudden deterioration in health;
• pale complexion;
• diarrhea;
• increased body temperature;
• nausea;
• frequent vomiting.

The baby is very nauseous, diarrhea appears. The temperature can rise and fall. The described symptoms require immediate medical examination. Symptoms can occur at normal temperatures.

With an exacerbation of the disease, children have no appetite, Dr. Komarovsky recommends constantly giving the baby water-salt solutions, compotes, jelly to drink.

When restoring digestion, take into account the properties of products to be assimilated by the body. The wrong diet will lead to indigestion.

Rehabilitation diet for children

Infants under one year old who are breastfed are canceled the introduction of complementary foods. Mother's milk is an easily digestible product containing vitamins and microelements necessary to restore digestion. The introduction of complementary foods is resumed after complete recovery.

It is more difficult to properly feed a one-year-old baby who is on artificial feeding after vomiting. In the early days, products that create a positive microflora in the body and are quickly absorbed in the intestinal tract are acceptable. In a year, you cannot feed the baby with solid food that can irritate the intestinal mucosa. Liquid, semi-liquid vegetable broths, low-fat meat pates for baby food. Milk porridge made from rice, buckwheat, low-fat cottage cheese, vegetable puree. You can feed your child with a banana, baked apple, fresh kefir, boiled carrots, dried fruit compote. Dried fruits are a good substitute for sweets.

Kid's menu to restore digestion

Food from the menu is divided into 7 meals, after vomiting, the child does not eat everything for the meal. You need to feed in 2-3 hours. When a child refuses to eat, you cannot force. Better to give sweet tea to drink.

1. For breakfast - liquid oatmeal, kefir.
2. A baked apple for an afternoon snack.
3. For lunch, buckwheat liquid porridge and chicken broth, jelly.
4. First supper. Low-fat baby curd, banana. Sweet tea.
5. Second supper. Semi-liquid rice porridge with boiled fish, egg, kefir.
6. At the end of the day, offer low-fat yogurt with breadcrumbs.

The menu is expanded depending on the taste needs of the child. Prohibited foods for a child during a recovery diet:

• sausages;
• smoked meats;
• canned food;
• legumes;
• fruit juices;
• raw fruits, vegetables;
• fatty meats, lard;
• roast;
• sunflower, butter fats.

Diet for diarrhea

Feeding an infant with diarrhea should not contain foods that lax the gastrointestinal tract. Beets are a strong laxative vegetable and should not be used. Products exclude from food: prunes, potatoes, desserts, fresh juices, chocolate and sweets. Milk, infant formula will aggravate the situation.

With diarrhea, you need to feed the child with rice liquid dairy-free porridge, breadcrumbs soaked in water. White broth soup will help restore digestion. Banana contains potassium and should be included in your daily diet. It is forbidden to feed babies with fresh fruit. On the contrary, baked apples are recommended after diarrhea, nausea. After kefir microflora improves. Doctors recommend taking bifidobacteria after poisoning to restore beneficial intestinal flora.

Nutrition rules

During a recovery diet, the regime changes dramatically. Food is consumed in small portions every 2-3 hours. Refuse hot and cold. The portion size does not exceed the size of the fist. The mode helps the stomach to digest food faster and does not burden the liver and pancreas.

Frequent consumption of liquid in the form of compotes, jelly, kefir, sweet tea will restore the water balance in the body and help the stomach to recover. Diet should be adhered to for 10-14 days. After graduation, you should not let the child eat prohibited foods. It is necessary to introduce the usual diet gradually, one species every two days, observing the condition of the child. If he has any unpleasant sensations from the product, do not give it again.

To remember what foods were introduced, what the child has a negative reaction to, they start a notebook and write down all observations there. The body's response to the introduced products is varied. You can find out that food is not suitable for a baby by colic, rashes on the face, liquid or, on the contrary, excessively hard stools. It is worth temporarily abandoning such food, and introducing food that is light in composition and consistency.

Basic rules for helping with frequent vomiting and diarrhea in a baby

Call the doctor home while he is driving, provide first aid. At a temperature, give an antipyretic, with a fever, the baby needs to crush 1/2 tablets of Drotaverin, mix with water and give to the baby. After 10 minutes, offer to drink mineral water, after prescribing treatment, follow the diet for two weeks. Recommendations will help you recover without negative consequences for the tiny body.