Rules for diarrhea in children

The diet for diarrhea in children should be strictly observed. The diet is aimed at protecting the baby's body from toxins.

Indigestion causes discomfort, and diarrhea in a small patient can not be left without attention. Diarrhea is not an independent disease.

Diarrhea is a symptom of a disease that should be diagnosed and treated promptly. Prolonged diarrhea will cause severe dehydration.

An important step in the treatment is the removal of dehydration

When diarrhea is lost a lot of fluid, and with it and trace elements. It is necessary to make up for the losses and do it right. If the patient does not vomit, then you should try to drink more water.

Often kids are reluctant to drink water, so they need to be sealed with special solutions. In pharmacies you can buy Oralit, Regidron, Tour and others.

The solution is easy to prepare: the sachet of the preparation is dissolved in 1 liter of water. The child should be given a liquid over a small spoon at short intervals.

The doctor determines a single dose. Drinking should be warm, so the liquid will be quickly absorbed.

Not always at hand there is a sachet with the drug. At home it is not difficult to make a solution that will restore the level of necessary salts and minerals. The basis is purified, boiled water.

In it, dissolve 1 tsp. Salt, soda and sprinkle a little sugar.

There are several more options to make a useful solution for the baby, with which you can make up the level of nutrients in the body.

In 1 liter of purified warm water, which must be previously boiled, you should add a banana. It must first be kneaded in gruel. There also add 2 tbsp. L.Sugar and a little salt.

To those children who do not have an allergic reaction to citrus, it is allowed to make a tasty solution: in one liter of water pour the juice, squeezed out of two oranges, which can be replaced with grapefruits.

In the liquid, add a little salt and sugar to the child to drink with pleasure.

It does not matter if the child does not want to drink special solutions. You should prepare his favorite drink, which the child will drink with pleasure.

It can be compote from dried fruits, green or weak black tea, broth of wild rose, chamomile.

Well replenishes lost substances in the body of a decoction of rice, carrots. You can offer non-carbonated alkaline water.

Diet in acute diarrhea manifestations

Nutrition with acute diarrhea should be organized correctly. Often diarrhea can be associated with a rise in body temperature, the patient is sick.

Food should only be liquid or shredded. Porridge, boiled vegetables should be ground with a blender.

It is allowed to give meat, but it should be low-fat. It is made of mashed potatoes or soufflé.You can give the child dishes from fish fillets, which must first be kneaded with a fork.

Before you feed your baby with diarrhea, remember that eating a child should be optional. If the baby refuses to eat, then it should not be forced.

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Eating with force can provoke vomiting. Instead of food, you can offer a drink.

When offering a child to choose a dish, it is worth remembering that the food should be right and sparing. The kid may want products that can aggravate the situation.

From fizzy drinks, chips, chocolate, sweets, a liver or pancreas failure may occur.

It is not recommended to give a baby sour-milk, cabbage, mushrooms, tomatoes, muffins, pickles and smoked products - they cause fermentation in the intestine, increase peristalsis.

In the acute period of diarrhea, such products are categorically prohibited from eating at patients of any age.

Diet for kids up to the year

Doctors do not allow to apply a hungry diet to children under 1 year. Prolonged soldering of a child without feeding is harmful for him: the baby develops a deficiency of proteins, the body weight decreases, the mucosa of the digestive organs is poorly restored. Breast milk is the best food for a baby. During breastfeeding, the dose of milk should be reduced for one time, while the number of feedings should be increased. The baby is applied to the chest for 7 to 10 minutes, but more often than usual. Breast milk is very important for children who have not turned 1 year old. It has all the nutrients necessary for the development of babies.

During the disease, interferon, immunoglobulin A, lysozyme, lactoferrin help the baby's organism to fight the disease and strengthen immunity.

If the baby is on artificial feeding, then we must adhere to the same tactics. Feeding should be done more often, and portions should be cut in half.

It is necessary to exclude cow's milk, the mixture should contain a small amount of lactose or be lactose-free.

You can choose a therapeutic mixture "NAN Sour milk" or other hydrolyzate mixtures. It is recommended that the doctor clarify which mixture to choose for feeding.

If the baby has already started to eat the food in a year or earlier, then it must be canceled before recovery: new products will load the body weakened by diarrhea.

A child should only eat milk formula or breast milk. Lure can be given only after the diarrhea has stopped.

It is important to consult with a doctor. The doctor will advise in what quantity to introduce dishes from complementary foods.

Nutritional regimen for children 1 to 3 years old

After a year, the baby's menu is significantly enlarged, but many still have breast milk or a mixture.

During diarrhea, grown-up children should cut portions, the products must be ground. The diet requires the presence of a large amount of liquid.

If vomiting is added to the diarrhea, then the baby should not be fed. Foods can cause a new attack of vomiting.

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During this period it is necessary to give a small patient a special solution that replenishes the level of fluid and salts in the body. The liquid should be drunk in small portions, but often enough.

If a child has 2 years of no appetite, then you can not make him eat. Many parents worry that their child does not take food, because of what will lose strength.

Moms and dads try to feed the baby by any means. As a result, the child fights harder, he can start a new attack of vomiting. It is recommended to wait until the condition improves, and then feed the crumbs.

It is important to follow a diet for diarrhea in children under three years old. Meals should be served in small portions. The first day is worth giving the child cereals( except wheat).

Groats should be welded on the water. In the finished porridge, the oil should not be added. After the groats are welded, it must be grinded through a sieve or crushed with a blender.

Eating a child under 2 years may contain other meals. It is allowed to give mucous soups from vegetables, where you can add a bit of buckwheat, oatmeal or rice cereal.

You can give the kid kissels and compotes, include in the diet sour-milk products without additives with a fat content of 2.5%.On the second day, the patient is allowed to give a few crackers from white bread.

The baby's nutrition on the third day can be varied with low-fat cottage cheese or a banana, previously tattered in a gruel.

You can make a baked apple - in the treat there are substances that help to normalize the intestinal microflora. It is allowed to cook food steamed: meatballs, scrambled eggs, meatballs made of low-fat meat.

What should I give to older children?

Eating older children should follow the same rules as younger patients. One day should only give the patient a liquid. After the relief comes, the child should eat often, but in small portions.

When compiling the menu, the following rules should be adhered to:

• products must be boiled or steamed;
• food should be grinded with a blender or rubbed through a sieve;
• all dishes should be cooked immediately before meals, except white bread;
• food should be at room temperature, it is impossible to eat hot and cold;
• in the menu should be sour from berries or compotes of dried fruits.

A 6-year-old or older patient should not eat foods that are long processed and digested.

The energy of the body must be directed to combat diarrhea and restore the intestinal microflora.

Do not give the patient whole milk and dishes made from it, mushrooms, beans, fatty meat, smoked products, raw fruits and vegetables.

Follow the diet for a week after stopping diarrhea and vomiting. If unpleasant symptoms do not disappear, then you should contact the doctor again: only the doctor should prescribe the treatment.