Question
Why does a 10-month-old boy frequently have diarrhea, even after medical treatment, and the condition recurs?
Answer
Hello: Pay attention to the diet and take a look: The principle of diarrhea nutritional treatment is to adjust the diet, stop eating high-fat and difficult-to-digest foods to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, gradually restore digestive function, and supplement vitamins and electrolytes for targeted treatment. Avoid excessive use of antibiotics. Actively adopting dietary treatment is very important for recovering strength. Breastfeeding mothers can adjust the feeding time, and formula-fed infants can start with rice gruel or diluted milk, 1/2 water with 1/2 milk, or 1/3 water with 2/3 milk, starting from small amounts to more, from thin to thick. Easily digestible dairy products include yogurt and skim milk, as well as homemade skim milk (remove the floating milk skin after boiling the milk). Below are several examples of therapeutic diets for parents of the affected child:
- Egg Yolk Diet: Boil an egg, remove the shell and white, and cook the yolk over low heat to extract oil. For infants under 1 year old, take one yolk oil per day, divided into 2-3 servings, for a course of 3 days. This treatment helps with diarrhea and has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach to stop diarrhea; steamed egg cakes made with egg yolk, a little flour, and ginger strips also have the same effect.
- Apple Diet: Apples contain tannins that have astringent properties. Wash one apple, steam it, and eat the flesh or peel it and mash it into a puree. Take 30 to 60 grams each time, three times a day. Apple soup is also an auxiliary drink for treating diarrhea. Chop the apple, add 250 milliliters of water and a small amount of salt, and you can also add 5% sugar. Boil it as tea drink; it is suitable for infants under 1 year old.