What are the symptoms of autumn diarrhea in babies
Release time : 06/10/2025 09:30:02
Autumn is coming quietly, accompanied by the rustling autumn wind, will there be a hint of coolness? However, parents should pay attention. Autumn is also a period of frequent diarrhea for babies.
Diarrhea in autumn is mostly caused by rotavirus infection.
Autumn diarrhea often has obvious seasonal characteristics, and the onset is acute, and it can be accompanied by symptoms of respiratory infections, such as fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, slight coughing, throat discomfort, etc. It is also easy for inexperienced parents to mistake it for a cold.
Autumn is here, how to help my baby get rid of "diarrhea"? Dear fathers and mothers, come and learn the correct posture to fight against diarrhea! What are the symptoms of my baby's autumn diarrhea? Autumn is the season where babies have diarrhea. The virus that causes diarrhea in babies is named rotavirus because it looks like a wheel.
In early autumn, when the temperature drops, the baby's resistance is relatively weak, making it easy to be attacked by the virus.
Especially for babies who have just entered the park, they should pay more attention. Let's learn about some of the symptoms of diarrhea in autumn! 1. The onset is acute and is often accompanied by cold symptoms in the early stages, such as cough, nasal congestion, and runny nose. Many babies will also have symptoms of low fever.
2. Many babies will also be accompanied by vomiting symptoms. Vomiting symptoms mostly occur in the early stages of diarrhea and generally do not exceed 3 days.
3. The number of times the baby's stools increased significantly. The stools were white, yellow or green water or egg soup, with a little mucus or pus and no fishy smell.
4. Babies with severe diarrhea may also experience symptoms of dehydration, such as frequent thirst, reduced urine output, and restlessness.
How to care and treat baby's diarrhea in autumn? There is no specific medication for baby's diarrhea in autumn, so parents can only rely on careful care to help babies recover as soon as possible.
The direct consequence of a baby suffering from severe diarrhea is dehydration. Therefore, preventing dehydration is the most important aspect of care.
Let's now take a look at how to care for babies who have diarrhea. 1. To prevent dehydration, babies with diarrhea should drink plenty of water. Parents can feed them small amounts of plain boiled water or rice soup several times throughout the day.
Apart from that, various vegetable soups are also an effective way to help babies hydrate.
2. Warmth in the Abdomen: If the baby's abdomen is exposed to cold, the condition of the baby who is already diarrhea may worsen. Therefore, parents should pay special attention to the warmth of their baby's abdomen.
You may appropriately increase the clothing for your baby, or use blankets, swaddling clothes, etc. to wrap around the baby's abdomen.
3. Care for the buttocks due to frequent diaper changes, the skin around the anus may be damaged to varying degrees. Therefore, parents should gently wipe their baby's buttocks with a soft towel after each diaper change. After cleaning, apply some baby skincare lotion to prevent red bums in babies.
4. Oral care: Some babies may also experience vomiting during diarrhea, and parents must ensure that they clean their baby's mouth after vomiting to prevent the growth of oral molds from causing thrush.
5. Reasonable diet is beneficial for breastfeeding infants with diarrhea, but the introduction of complementary foods should be temporarily halted.
For babies of older ages, parents should ensure that their baby has a balanced diet while feeding them rice porridge or noodles, which are easy to digest.
What should babies eat for diarrhea? Apart from rehydration to prevent dehydration, the diet of babies with diarrhea should be adjusted according to the special pathophysiological conditions of the disease, individual digestive and absorption capabilities, and usual dietary habits.
But you cannot limit your diet or even fasting.
Because when the baby has diarrhea, the food intake and absorption are reduced, and the amount of nutrients needs to be increased. If it is not replenished in time, it will affect the baby's recovery.
For specific food intake, Bao Da and Bao Ma can refer to the following standards: 1. Breast-fed babies can reduce the time spent on breastfeeding, and it is advisable to reduce the amount of milk by half.
2. For infants fed through artificial means, it is best to feed them low-fat milk. If the diarrhea is severe, rice soup can be substituted. Feeding should cease and the addition of solid foods should be stopped until the baby's condition has improved for about one week before resuming normal diet.
Other precautions: 1. If the baby does not show any improvement after three days of symptoms, or if there is an increase in diarrhea frequency and volume within three days, inability to eat normally, frequent vomiting, fever, significant thirst, or bloody stools, one should seek medical attention promptly.
2. During the period of diarrhea in babies, avoid eating greasy foods such as french fries and fried food.
Foods with a high fiber content, such as pineapple and chili peppers.
Allergenic foods, such as seafood and eggs.
and raw and cold foods such as ice cream.
Precautions for baby's autumn diarrhea. If the baby's diarrhea is serious, Bao Da and Bao Ma should take the baby to the hospital for consultation in time.
But sometimes on weekends and holidays, some departments in the hospital do not work.
In order to prevent all parents and parents from feeling overwhelmed by their baby's sudden illness, here are some precautions for baby holiday consultation! 1. Although some hospitals are open on holidays, there are no pediatricians attending the clinic. Therefore, Bao Bao and Ma should usually go to find out which pediatric clinics of the hospital are normally on duty at night and on holidays.
2. If the baby's condition is particularly serious, be sure to seek medical treatment nearby. Parents should know the nearest pediatric emergency hospital to home.
Pediatric emergencies can be treated urgently first and then sent to a specialized hospital after stabilization.
3. Parents should also pay attention to the common diseases of their baby, such as respiratory problems that need to go to pediatric respiratory medicine, gastrointestinal problems like vomiting and diarrhea that need to go to pediatric gastroenterology, allergies and suspected allergies that need to go to dermatology and immunology, convulsions that need to go to pediatric neurology.
The medical content discussed in this text is for reference only.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately, and the medical diagnosis and treatment will be subject to offline diagnosis.