Question
How should I treat my baby’s cold and diarrhea?
Answer
Colds and diarrhea in babies can be caused by various factors, including contamination of bottles or food, which allows bacteria to enter the body and cause vomiting; prolonged use of broad-spectrum antibiotics that disrupt the intestinal flora leading to diarrhea; or when children have acute upper respiratory infections, pneumonia, otitis media, urinary tract infections, pharyngitis, etc., due to fever and the influence of pathogen toxins, leading to diarrhea. It is recommended to use foods containing pectin, such as carrot soup, to help the stool become more solid and adhere to the septicemia bacteria and toxins in the intestines. The preparation method is as follows: Wash the carrots, remove the stems, cut them into small pieces, add water to cook until soft, strain out the pulp with a cheesecloth, then add water to concentrate into a soup (with a ratio of 500 grams of carrots to 1000 milliliters of water), and finally boil with sugar.