What should I do if my baby's belly gets cold? What should I do if my baby has a severe nasal congestion at night?

The most important thing in daily care for babies is their diet. Common minor problems in babies may be caused by not paying attention to their diet or by weak gastrointestinal function. So what should we do if the baby's stomach gets cold? What should we do if the baby has severe nasal congestion at night?

What to do if the baby's belly gets cold

To protect the gastrointestinal mucosa, you can give your child some applesauce or apple juice. If there is foam in the stool, you can give your child some ginger and brown sugar water. The child's staple food is mainly milk powder and soups.

Dietary diarrhea

Sour and smelly stool, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and bloating, indigestion, crying and irritability.

Countermeasure: (Suitable for babies over one year old) Chop the apples and boil them in water. You can add a little rock sugar or salt and make applesauce after cooking. Or you can boil them directly in water and drink the boiled apple water.

Cold-type diarrhea

The stool is dilute, light in color, slightly smelly, and foamy, and may be accompanied by abdominal pain and fever.

Countermeasure: Boil ginger and tea leaves in water in a ratio of 10:3. You can add appropriate amount of brown sugar and drink the soup after taking it.

Febrile diarrhea

There is mucus in the stool, like egg drop soup, the tongue coating is thick, and there are fever symptoms.

Countermeasure: Fry the red dates in a pan for a while, then add water and tangerine peel and boil for about 15 minutes. Drink the soup after it is done.

Spleen deficiency diarrhea

The stool is loose, the diarrhea does not improve after a long time, the appetite is poor, and the complexion is yellow.

Countermeasure: Wash and cut fresh carrots into pieces, add water and cook them together. At this time, both the soup and the carrots can be eaten.

What to do if the baby has severe nasal congestion at night

1. Clean with cotton swabs. Dip a cotton swab in some water to remove the secretions in the nasal cavity, and wipe the area around the nose with a warm and wet towel. If there is nasal scab, use a cotton swab with a few drops of breast milk to transform it. Be careful to be gentle and soft.

2. Massage and hot compress. Use your index finger and thumb to gently massage both sides of the baby's nose. At the same time, use a towel soaked in hot water to gently apply to the nose to improve blood circulation in the nasal cavity and help clear the nasal cavity.

3. If the acute nasal congestion is caused by cold, keep the baby warm in time. For example, increase the ambient temperature, add clothes to the child, or soak a towel with warm water and put it on the baby's nose for hot compress, which will help the baby's nose to be unobstructed. If the nasal congestion is indeed caused by nasal inflammation and seriously affects feeding or rest, you can use 0.5% ephedrine furazolidone drops with caution under the guidance of a doctor, one drop per nostril, which usually takes about 10 minutes to work. However, ephedrine has side effects on infants and is not suitable for excessive use.

4. Nasal secretions or nasal crusts block the baby's immature immune system and unbalanced nutrition can cause vitamin deficiency, which can lead to colds in children. After a cold, the nasal mucosa becomes congested and swollen, and inflammation increases the secretions in the nasal cavity. If the baby has nasal secretions after a cold, or the nasal crusts formed by the accumulation of a small amount of nasal secretions adhere to the nasal mucosa, it will cause nasal congestion because the baby does not blow his nose like an adult.

Strategies for dealing with baby diarrhea

Coping strategies:

1. No antibiotics or infusions are needed, just drink more rehydration salts to replenish the lost sugar and salt content;

2. At the same time, pay attention to a reasonable diet and eat more easily digestible food;

3. To avoid intestinal damage, you can take intestinal mucosal protective agents and other drugs if necessary.

Precautions:

Breastfeeding is recommended; add complementary foods appropriately; ensure food hygiene and dining hygiene.

How to care for diarrhea in summer

Dehydration, abdominal pain, and malnutrition may cause complications in the short term and myocarditis in the long term. The duration is uncertain.

Coping strategies:

1. The diet should be light and easy for the baby to digest;

2. Pay attention to the hygiene of baby's buttocks;

3. If symptoms are severe, seek medical attention immediately.

Precautions:

Don't eat too much watermelon; don't eat too much.

How to care for autumn diarrhea?

The stool is diluted and light in color, and can reach up to about 10 times a day; it may also be accompanied by coughing, fever, and vomiting. If not treated in time, it may lead to complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis, myocarditis, etc. The duration is about 1 week.