10 month old baby has diarrhea
Release time : 04/25/2025 09:30:01
The main reasons for a baby's diarrhea in the first ten months are poor gastrointestinal function or bacterial infection. It may also be due to the use of antibiotics.
When a baby is suffering from diarrhea in October, they can eat boiled apples or make porridge made from rice. In severe cases, hospital treatment is necessary.
10-month-old infants with diarrhea, 1. Improper feeding, excessive feeding, and an excess of carbohydrates can lead to fermentation and result in digestive disorder.
Failure to add supplementary foods on time and sudden change in food composition before weaning resulted in digestive disorders and diarrhea due to the child's inability to adapt.
2. Lactose intolerance: The sugars in dairy products are primarily lactose, which is digested by lactase. Without this enzyme, the lactose cannot be digested.
The activity of lactase in infants decreases with age and eventually becomes lactase deficiency.
Or, due to diarrhea in infants, damage has been sustained to the intestinal mucosal cells, resulting in a decrease in the secretion of lactase. This is what is commonly referred to as "secondary lactose intolerance."
If you consume milk, you will experience symptoms such as diarrhea and bloating, which collectively refer to lactose intolerance.
Additionally, there is congenital lactase deficiency, which means that the infant lacks lactase from birth.
Whether drinking breast milk or cow's milk can cause obvious diarrhea.
3. In autumn, diarrhea in infants is mostly caused by rotavirus, and the peak season for rotavirus diarrhea occurs from October to February each year.
Rotavirus outbreaks are more likely to occur during dry and cold seasons.
Due to the immature immune system and digestive systems of infants aged 10 months, they are prone to infections caused by rotavirus leading to diarrhea.
4. In the event of various bacteria causing havoc, the incidence rate of bacterial dysentery will increase.
Typically, the symptoms include abdominal pain accompanied by a fever reaching 39°C or higher, an increased frequency of stools with a purulent and bloody appearance, and an increase in belching before the onset of diarrhea.
Due to frequent diarrhea, electrolyte imbalance in the body, severe dehydration, and poor skin elasticity, the baby is experiencing general weakness.
5. Cold in the Abdomen: Some babies, when sleeping or playing during the day, expose their abdomen to cold air, which can easily lead to coldness in the abdomen.
Once the abdomen is chilled, it stimulates the smooth muscle of the intestines, causing them to contract more strongly and speeding up their movement. The food that is still being digested and absorbed within the intestines moves through more quickly. This not only affects the digestion and absorption of nutrients in the body but also causes an increase in the frequency of bowel movements, often resulting in loose stools. Consequently, diarrhea occurs.
What to do if a 10-month-old baby has diarrhea? First, reduce the addition of solid foods.
When constipation occurs, temporarily stop adding complementary foods; resume gradually after the constipation improves.
The caregiver must understand the baby's food intake, and should not feed the baby too much at once, especially meat.
2. If diarrhea is caused by lactose intolerance, it is generally not severe and can be relieved after a day without dairy products.
3. Adjust the child's diet to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
It is advisable to provide babies with easily digestible foods, such as rice soup and sweetened boiled water, to facilitate the restoration of gastrointestinal function and hasten recovery from illness.
4. Pay attention to the child's abdominal warmth.
Children's abdomen is prone to coldness because children with diarrhea have faster intestinal peristalsis. If the abdominal cavity is exposed to cold again, intestinal peristalsis will be even faster, thereby exacerbating the condition.
5. Supplement water intake, frequently feed the baby warm boiled water with a bit of salt.
6. Upon medical examination, the stool test results indicate whether the condition is indigestion or enteritis in children?
7. Check if it is due to a cold that causes intestinal dysfunction.
If you have a cold, it's best to go to the hospital to get it treated. Diarrhea will also disappear.
8. Follow the doctor's instructions for medication use. Commonly prescribed medications include Mommy Love, Simethicone, probiotics, etc. Additionally, you can also apply a diarrhea abdominal patch directly to the baby's navel.
What medication should be taken for a 10-month-old baby with diarrhea? For the question of what medication to take for a ten-month-old baby with diarrhea, it is generally recommended that after testing the stool sample, the doctor should determine the specific condition based on the situation and not to prescribe medication without consulting a physician. Generally, for babies with diarrhea, mothers can switch to formula designed for diarrhea, which can be purchased at formula stores. Alternatively, oral medications such as Peifenkang or Mommy Love, which regulate intestinal flora, may also be considered.
Commonly available infant diarrhea-partially hydrolyzed formulas in the market include: Nestlé Aptamil Sensicare, Nestle Pro Nutrient 3, and Nutrilon Antiallergen Formula HA1.
Fully hydrolyzed formula milk includes products such as Neocate 1 by Nestlé, AL110 by Hällofjärn, and Pept Antiallergenic Milk by Nutrilon.
However, new mothers should note that before purchasing formula milk, they must confirm whether the diarrhea is caused by a lactose or casein intolerance.
When you have diarrhea, you can directly stop using the original formula milk and switch to a diarrhea formula.
Once diarrhea improves, progressively add formula.
10-month-old baby with diarrhea should eat foods that are easily digestible and absorbable. It is important to ensure adequate hydration by drinking plenty of fluids, such as water or juice.
The following foods not only provide the infant with essential nutrients but also have a certain effect of stopping diarrhea.
1. Cornstarch Soup: Grind corn starch or milk cream into powder, fry until it turns yellow and then add water and an appropriate amount of sugar to boil into a thin soup.
Granulated rice water is easy to digest, and its carbonized structure also has a good adsorptive effect on diarrhea, which makes it the preferred food for infant diarrhea.
2. Carrots Soup: Carrots are alkaline foods, and the pectin they contain can help form stools, adsorb pathogenic bacteria and toxins in the intestines, making them excellent anti-diarrheal and antibacterial foods.
How to make carrot soup: wash the carrots, cut off the stems and slice them into small pieces. Boil them in water until they are soft, then strain out the solids through a cheesecloth. Add water to make a soup (500 grams of carrots to 1000 ml of water). Finally, add sugar and boil it.
Take 2 to 3 times daily, 100-150ml each time. Stop taking after improvement of diarrhea.
3. Steamed Apple Puree: Apples are alkaline foods, containing pectin and tannins that have the effects of adsorption, contraction, and stopping diarrhea.
Take a fresh, tender apple and cut it in half. Steam until soft, then mash with a fork.
4. Poria Cocos Porridge: Ingredients: 50g of Japonica rice, 20g of Poria cocos powder.
Preparation: Soak the above-mentioned materials together into porridge, 2-3 times a day.
Function: It has the effect of strengthening the spleen.
Effective for chronic and persistent diarrhea.
5. Job's Tears Chicken Gizzard Porridge: Ingredients - 30g of Job's Tears, one chicken gizzard, and 25g of Japonica rice. Preparation: Boil these ingredients together into porridge.
Function: Consumption by the child is beneficial for dampness reduction, stomach health, and digestion.
1. First, adjust the child's diet to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
Some parents are trying to feed their children chocolate, milk, eggs and other high-fat, high-protein foods in order to compensate for the loss caused by diarrhea. However, they do not realize that doing so will only prolong the recovery of their child's diarrhea.
At this time, it is advisable to provide children with easily digestible foods such as rice soup, salted water, or even temporarily prohibit food intake to allow the gastrointestinal function to recover and accelerate the recovery from the illness.
Second, pay attention to keeping the child's abdomen warm.
Pediatric patients are prone to coldness in the abdomen due to their rapid intestinal peristalsis caused by diarrhea. If they are exposed to cold again, their intestinal peristalsis will further accelerate, exacerbating the condition.
Third, pay attention to protecting the baby's buttocks.
Due to an increase in bowel movements, the skin and mucosa around the anus are inevitably damaged to varying degrees. Parents should pay special attention to the anal area during care.
After urination, use a soft toilet tissue to gently wipe the area, or use a soft gauze soaked with water to gently clean. After cleaning, apply an oil-based ointment to prevent redness of the buttocks and promptly change the diaper to avoid friction between the soiled diaper and the skin due to urine and feces.
For the used diapers, urine and feces of sick children and the contaminated clothes and bed sheets, they should be washed and disinfected timely to avoid recurrent infection.
*The medical information provided in this text is for reference only.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. Please consult a healthcare professional in person for accurate diagnosis and treatment.