Best recipes for diarrhea in children

Many children are prone to diarrhea due to poor gastrointestinal function, which brings them a lot of harm. The occurrence of diarrhea should attract the attention of parents. After the relevant symptoms appear, they need to be adjusted. Let’s learn about the dietary adjustment measures for pediatric diarrhea.

Dietary treatment for diarrhea in children:

1. Fasting therapy: For simple diarrhea, fasting is mostly unnecessary. Even if fasting is required, it should not exceed 6 to 8 hours. As a result of fasting, the baby may suffer from starvation diarrhea, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, and may also cause malnutrition. Without the doctor's advice, parents should not fast or starve babies with diarrhea.

2. Diet therapy. Diet therapy is also very important in treating diarrhea. Specific methods include: For babies under 6 months old, no matter what type of diarrhea they have, do not stop breastfeeding, but the mother should eat less oily food and drink a cup of warm water 30 minutes to 1 hour before feeding to dilute the milk. If the baby has steatorrhea, try to feed the baby the first part of breast milk. The first part of breast milk contains more protein, and the second part of breast milk contains higher fat, which is not conducive to the digestion of diarrhea babies. For babies fed with cow's milk, the ratio of water to milk can be increased. If pure milk is fed before diarrhea, the milk can be mixed into 4:1, 3:1, 2:1 in the early stage of diarrhea. The milk can also be boiled to remove the milk skin on top to reduce the fat content and become skim milk. Fried rice noodles are also an effective diet therapy (but not suitable for babies under 4 months old). Fry the rice noodles on low heat until they turn brown. Take an appropriate amount of brown rice noodles each time, add a small amount of water and sugar, boil and eat. Lotus root powder can also be used as food for diarrhea. Dissolve the lotus root powder in water, add an appropriate amount of sugar, boil and eat.

3. Dietary strategies: appropriately extend the interval between feedings, reduce the amount of feedings (for babies who eat less, do not restrict them as long as they want to eat), reduce the types of food, change the cooking methods (such as boiling the fresh milk several times and discarding the milk skin), etc.