When a baby is young, it is easy to experience diarrhea because their body is not fully developed. Therefore, when diarrhea becomes severe, it can easily cause dehydration in the baby. When a baby experiences dehydration symptoms, many parents believe that they should fast their baby. So, now let's learn about whether babies with diarrhea and dehydration need to fast?
Does a baby with diarrhea and dehydration need to fast
Diarrhea and dehydration in infants and young children are one of the important causes of malnutrition. If fasted, the sick child cannot receive necessary nutrition, the damage to the intestinal mucosa is difficult to recover, causing diarrhea to persist, further weakening resistance, and even triggering pneumonia or sepsis. For children with diarrhea, attention should be paid to correcting and preventing dehydration while ensuring their diet. At the same time, children should be allowed to drink more liquids than usual, such as rice soup, noodle soup, vegetable juice, fruit juice, light sugar water and plain water.
Treatment of Baby Diarrhea and Dehydration
1. The phenomenon of diarrhea and dehydration in babies is very common. If this happens, it is necessary to feed the baby more water, otherwise, severe dehydration will become complicated and require hospitalization treatment.
2. If dehydrated, it is still recommended for mothers to take their babies to the hospital for intravenous infusion. If dehydration is severe, it is even worse and harmful to the baby's body.
3. You can give your baby some water containing a small amount of salt and sugar, which can replenish lost electrolytes and water, and also treat mild dehydration. But if severe dehydration occurs, the mother should take the baby to the hospital for timely treatment.
When babies are young, it is easy to experience diarrhea, and the above has provided a detailed introduction to the problem of diarrhea and dehydration in babies. However, the cause of diarrhea and dehydration in babies is also closely related to feeding in daily life. Therefore, mothers should pay attention to feeding and lifestyle habits in order to avoid causing dehydration in babies. I hope these contents can help you.
