Diarrhea in babies are caused due to many reasons. It may happen by a change in the diet of the baby. It may also be caused by a change in the diet of the mother. A change in the diet of the mother may cause diarrhea in those babies who are breast fed. Diarrhea in babies may also be caused by some infections. Use of antibiotics may also be responsible for diarrhea in babies. Diarrhea is often cured within 3 weeks of its inception. But in some cases diarrhea in babies might also become fatal.
The most easily noticeable symptom of diarrhea in babies is the runny poop. In order to slow down the flow of stool you can give your baby food like carrots, potatoes, bananas and rice cereal. This kind of food slows down the flow of stool in babies. You can only give these food to the baby if he can chew it poperly.
Diarrhea in babies is a cause of concern for his parents. One of the major concerns is that it causes dehydration . This dehydration is caused due to loss of fluid from the body. Treatment of diarrhea in babies is mainly done to check the loss of fluid from the bodies of the babies. Diarrhea can also be treated at home. If the baby is a breast fed baby you should not stop the feeding. It has been noticed that diarrhea in babies can be cured very quickly by breast feeding.
If it is found that your baby is thirsty even after the nursing period or in between two nursing periods give the baby an oral rehydration solution. Pedialyte is one of the most common type of oral rehydration solutions. You can give your child kaolectrolyte a grape flavored oral rehydration solution.
There are many symptoms of dehydration in a baby. Dehydration causes dry eyes in the babies. Mouth of the babies suddenly become dry. Diarrhea in babies will lessen the total number of urine passed by a baby. A baby suffering from diarrhea will wet the diapers fewer than usual. All these are the signs of mild dehydration. A baby suffering from moderate dehydration will show some other symptoms.
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The skin of the baby will become dry. The baby will become very idle. The baby will have very sunken eyes.
Those babies who are suffering from severe form of dehydration shows a sunken fontanelle, which means a soft spot on the forehead. The baby suffering from severe dehydration will not urinate for 6 long hours.
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