Parents of babies at home have already mastered some measures to deal with abnormal conditions in their babies, especially diarrhea. In order to avoid diarrhea in babies, special attention should be paid to diet, and foods that may cause diarrhea in babies should not be eaten. So, can children with diarrhea eat pumpkin?
Eating some pumpkin in moderation is acceptable for babies with diarrhea. Pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet and delicious in taste, and has lung moisturizing and diuretic effects. Pumpkin contains carotenoids and vitamin C, which can play a role in strengthening the spleen and stomach. Pumpkin contains a type of pectin substance, which is a type of dietary fiber and soluble. It can absorb water from the intestines, delay the absorption of sugar and fat, and alleviate diarrhea.
Pumpkin can be made into many delicious foods. It can be made into pumpkin mud and eaten with sugar. It can also be used to make dumplings and Mantou from pumpkin mud and flour. Pumpkin can also be used to make soup, such as pumpkin rice soup. When feeding pumpkins to babies, be careful not to let them eat on an empty stomach, nor should they eat pumpkins in large quantities for a long time. Pumpkins should not be eaten with lamb or red dates, and babies with stomach heat should eat less.
Baby diarrhea is divided into physiological and pathological types. Physiological diarrhea usually does not require excessive intervention, as long as the baby is taken care of in terms of diet. If it is pathological diarrhea, it is necessary to seek medical help in a timely manner and treat the disease causing diarrhea with some medication as soon as possible. After curing the disease, diarrhea can be relieved.