Although breast milk diarrhea is not common, some babies are still affected. Breast milk diarrhea is caused by breastfeeding, and when diarrhea occurs, the possibility of the disease should be ruled out first. So, what should I do if my baby has breast milk diarrhea?
Symptoms of breast milk diarrhea in babies
Breast milk diarrhea has obvious characteristics. Generally, this kind of diarrhea has three to seven stools every day. The stool is foam thin water like, with a special sour smell. The stool is thin and slightly green, with foam and milk flaps, and sometimes even strip transparent mucus. During diarrhea, the baby does not have fever, obvious pain or crying, and is mentally active with a good appetite. If diarrhea persists for a long time, it may lead to serious consequences such as growth arrest and malnutrition, and requires timely treatment.
What should I do if my baby has breast milk diarrhea
Generally, mild physiological diarrhea does not require treatment, and mothers can continue breastfeeding. In this way, the baby's body will gradually adapt to the prostaglandins in breast milk, and lactase will gradually develop and mature. The activity of the enzyme will increase, and it will gradually be able to break down, digest, and absorb lactose, and gradually improve with the increase of complementary foods.
In terms of diet, you can feed 100ml of fresh soybean milk plus 5g of glucose milk substitute to control physiological diarrhea. Soybean milk should not be used alone for a long time, and fish protein should be added gradually. The specific method is to mix 5g fish protein with 180ml rice soup. Generally speaking, feeding the baby 3 times a day is enough.
For severe breast milk diarrhea, the baby should be promptly taken to the hospital for treatment. Generally, Chinese medicine can be used for treatment, and acupuncture and moxibustion can also be used for treatment, with good results. It should be noted that after treatment and improvement of the baby's diarrhea condition, it cannot be restored to the original diet in a short period of time. It should be added slowly to avoid causing diarrhea again. Mothers should shorten the duration of each breastfeeding session. If diarrhea occurs again, treatment becomes even more difficult.
