As babies continue to grow and develop, their reactions and curiosity towards external things will continue to increase, and stronger expressions will appear. For example, babies will touch with their hands, lick or suck in their mouths, and sometimes accidentally eat into their stomachs. Recently, some mothers have asked, what should babies do if they eat a strand of hair?
If the baby only occasionally eats a strand of hair, the mother doesn't need to worry too much. Although the main component of hair is keratin, the stomach acid and pepsin in the stomach cannot break down the hair. However, after the hair enters the gastrointestinal tract, it will follow the peristalsis of the gastrointestinal tract and eventually be excreted along with the stool, which will not affect the baby's digestive system. The mother only needs to ensure that the baby's stool is unobstructed.
In daily life, mothers must pay attention to maintaining cleanliness and hygiene at home, creating a good living environment for their babies. This can prevent babies from touching and picking up foreign objects with their hands, sucking or swallowing them in their mouths. On the one hand, it can effectively reduce the risk of diseases entering through the mouth, and on the other hand, it can reduce the possibility of babies accidentally swallowing foreign objects. For small items such as needles, buttons, coins, pills, etc., they must be placed high so that babies cannot reach them and avoid swallowing.
Once a baby experiences symptoms of vomiting, coughing, wheezing, or difficulty breathing for unknown reasons, it should be considered that the baby may have accidentally swallowed a foreign object. The baby should be taken to the hospital's gastroenterology department as soon as possible for X-ray or colonoscopy examination. After diagnosis, the foreign object should be removed to avoid affecting the baby's physical health. To prevent unexpected situations from happening, mothers should educate their babies more and strictly criticize and educate them that foreign objects should not be placed in their mouths. Those who take similar actions should be severely criticized and educated.
