Question
A 4-year-old child has a cold and sweats a lot on their back after napping at night. What should be done if their stool is particularly dry? Previous treatment and outcomes: The child received intravenous drips for 3 days at the pediatric clinic. Desired assistance: What should they eat?
Answer
Dry stool is mainly caused by an unreasonable diet structure. It’s important to eat more vegetables, fruits, and drink plenty of water. Properly digest fish, shrimp, meat, and eggs as high-quality proteins, and appropriately increase outdoor activity time to enhance bowel movement and aid digestion. Avoid meat aversion and do not eat snacks, cold drinks, or beverages. Dry stool can be treated by taking probiotics to adjust the intestinal flora, consuming lactulose to soften the stool, but the main issue is still an unreasonable diet structure, so it’s necessary to adjust the diet structure again, and medication treatment can only be a supplement.