The autumn heat is coming, how to protect your baby's little butt?

Diarrhea in children usually refers to an increase in the frequency of bowel movements, such as more than three soft or watery stools within 24 hours, or the number of soft or watery stools exceeds the child's usual daily bowel movement of more than two times. However, infants are relatively special. If they are exclusively breastfed, it is normal for them to have seven or eight bowel movements a day and have mushy and mushy stools.

Normal stool is generally neutral, with a pH value between 6.9 and 7.2, which is weakly acidic or weakly alkaline. Children with diarrhea usually suffer from dehydration and metabolic acidosis. This is because intestinal fluid is generally weakly alkaline, and severe diarrhea causes a large amount of intestinal fluid loss, which causes metabolic acidosis. Therefore, children with diarrhea are easily irritated by the skin, and perianal care is particularly critical. How to take good care of the perianal skin? Here are some common and effective methods for everyone.

1. Choose diapers that are highly absorbent and soft and change them in time, and avoid using airtight plastic cloth. Every time you change diapers, wash them with a basin of clean water or tea water. Tea water is weakly alkaline and has a more obvious effect on repairing the skin around the anus. Try not to wipe it directly with wet wipes to keep the skin clean and dry.

2. Clean thoroughly after each bowel movement. It is recommended to apply zinc oxide ointment around the anus. When purchasing zinc oxide ointment, please note that compound zinc oxide ointment should not be used on infants as much as possible. If the child has perianal flushing, a thick layer of zinc oxide ointment should be applied for better results.

3. If there is damage around the anus, more careful care is needed to avoid secondary infection. It is recommended to change the diaper and clean it, let the child lie on his stomach, let the buttocks blow air bath, then apply zinc oxide and wrap the diaper. If necessary, if the skin is ulcerated, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

4. Pay attention to adjusting the diet, which is also conducive to the correction of diarrhea, especially the intake of alkaline foods. For example, babies over one year old can eat some millet porridge, steamed apples, fried rice water, etc.

Millet porridge

Ingredients: 100g millet, 2g tangerine peel

Method: Place a small soup pot on the gas stove, add water and heat it, pour in millet and tangerine peel, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook for 30 minutes.

Steamed apples

Ingredients: 1 apple

Wash the apples, put them into the steamer in the pot and steam them. When the apples are soft, take them out, remove the peel and core and eat them. It can help to strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea.

Fried rice water

Ingredients: Rice

Method: Wash the rice, blow dry it slightly, then fry it in a non-stick pan until the rice turns golden brown, then add water and bring to a boil.

If your baby has any of the following conditions, you must seek medical attention immediately:

Having watery stools every 1-2 hours or more often

Symptoms of dehydration, such as not urinating for more than 6 hours, no tears when crying, and poor spirits, etc.

Fever that lasts for 2 or 3 days

Blood in the stool

Refusing to eat or drink

Diarrhea is a common disease among children in autumn. I hope everyone will pay attention to it, pay attention to hand hygiene, reduce unnecessary contact, and prevent it before it happens.