Winter baby diarrhea
Release time : 06/12/2025 09:30:03
Diarrhea is a common disease for babies in winter and troubles many parents.
Winter diarrhea is generally caused by infection with rotavirus and is mainly caused by digestive and respiratory infections.
It is worth noting that there is a big difference between winter diarrhea and general diarrhea. There is generally no specific medicine to treat winter diarrhea, and most children will naturally stop diarrhea in about a week.
So how to care for and prevent diarrhea in winter? Below, experts from Muman.com will explain in detail for everyone.
Many mothers have doubts about baby diarrhea in winter. Doesn't diarrhea occur all year round? What is the difference between winter diarrhea and general diarrhea? Experts from Mum.com remind that winter diarrhea is easy to distinguish. First of all, winter diarrhea is diarrhea that occurs in autumn and winter. From September to January of the following year, it is the popular season for autumn and winter diarrhea, of which October to December is the peak period.
In addition to the difference in time, there is another obvious difference between the two: medication for diarrhea in winter cannot significantly change the course of the disease, and the diarrhea will naturally be stopped in about a week.
The winter diarrhea and the general diarrhea are different from each other. Please refer to the following table: Experts at momnet remind that whether it is one kind of diarrhea, it will do great harm to our baby's health.
Don't underestimate the importance of a few sips. These contain significant amounts of electrolytes and water, which are crucial for maintaining the body's plasma volume and pH balance. Electrolytes play a vital role in sustaining the human body. Water is even more important.
When severe vomiting and diarrhea occur, if fluid replenishment is not timely administered, it will soon lead to dehydration. The consequences are unimaginable.
What causes winter diarrhea? Experts from Mum.com remind that the chief culprit for baby diarrhea in autumn and winter is rotavirus.
The virus generally has an incubation period of 1 to 3 days in babies.
At the time of the disease, most children will develop symptoms similar to respiratory infections such as colds, such as runny nose, fever, etc., and some of them will also be accompanied by vomiting.
Within 12 to 24 hours after these symptoms appear, the child will start to have diarrhea, seven or eight times or even more than ten times a day. The stool is like water or egg soup, and most of them have no special stench.
If you are not sent to the doctor in time at this time, or treat it as a cold or indigestion, your condition will be delayed.
Many children develop symptoms of dehydration after half a day of continuous diarrhea. If not treated in time, they can even be life-threatening.
Western medicine treatment of baby diarrhea in winter. From the perspective of Western medicine, there is no special drug treatment for winter diarrhea. Only some drugs can be used to improve the adverse intestinal environment to prevent the baby's diarrhea from worsening.
Some commonly used drugs that can play an auxiliary role in winter diarrhea mainly include: 1. Oral rehydration salts When babies have diarrhea, the most important thing is to prevent and correct dehydration and maintain electrolyte balance.
If your child is not dehydrated, actively prevent it.
If the child has poor mental health, sunken eye sockets, dry lips, little urine, few or no tears, and warm or slightly cool limbs, it means that the child is in a state of mild to moderate dehydration. Oral fluid replacement should be promptly used to correct dehydration.
Once the child's urine output decreases, cries without tears, and is mentally exhausted, especially if he has not urinated for more than 6 hours, it means that the dehydration is quite serious and he must go to the hospital immediately for intravenous fluid replacement.
Two recommended methods to make oral rehydration salts are recommended. One is millet oil with sugar and salt: Use millet to make the soup. After boiling it for a long time, only take the top juice-millet oil, and filter out all the rice residue.
Then, add a little sugar and salt to the millet oil, and feel a little sweetness and salty in the mouth.
The second is stir-fried batter with added sugar and salt: first put the white flour into an iron pan and stir-fry, or put it into a microwave oven to bake it, and take it out of the pan when it is golden brown; then rinse the flour with boiling water into a paste, and then add appropriate amount of sugar and salt., it is also a slightly sweet and salty taste.
2. Imodium (Imodium) is a medication that helps protect the intestinal lining and adsorbs viruses and bacteria. When taking it, you need to follow the instructions on the label and adjust the proportion of the medication in water accordingly.
Mum's Net user "Sweet Sleeping Factor": Pay close attention to the first time your baby has diarrhea.
If it's only an occasional occurrence, one can simply drink water. However, if it persists, such as having diarrhea two times in half a day, you should immediately administer 1/3 of the bag of Magnesium Sulfate Powder (packaged in yellow SE)-either Bismuth Subsalicylate or Simethicone. But be sure to only do so under circumstances where the baby has not developed severe symptoms.
Generally, my baby gets better after just one dose; it works every time.
Drinking plenty of water helps flush out bacteria with urine.
3. Supplements such as Momaic, Peifenkang, and Jinshuangzhi are used to treat diarrhea in combination with conventional treatment.
Netizen "Xiaoningzi" from Mom's Web: The diarrhea formula from Hoffmann, mixed with hu mu water and a bit of golden bi-xi is what works for us. Our baby has been suffering from diarrhea for two months, and this seems to be the solution.
Mum's Net user "Duo Duo": My baby has diarrhea, and the mother's love and Simada tablets have been effective in two days.
In winter, infant diarrhea can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Experts at the mother's website remind that medication is not the only method for treating winter diarrhea and it is not the most effective one either. Dietary therapy plays a crucial role. Mothers should adopt an integrated treatment approach, using both medication and dietary therapy when necessary.
Diet therapy mainly includes: toasted rice porridge, carrot puree (soup), apple puree, dandelion and millet porridge, Chinese yam lotus seed and rice porridge, etc.
Cooked apples have a good effect on stopping diarrhea. Cold rice porridge: Cook an appropriate amount of rice into a paste in a pot, then let it cool to the right temperature before taking it. Take 2-3 times a day.
Jia mf is easy to digest and its carbonized structure can absorb the decomposed matter in the intestinal cavity, which has detoxification and stopping diarrhea effects.
Jiaomi Fu is nutritious and can stop diarrhea, so it is an ideal food for babies with diarrhea.
Carrot puree: Fresh carrots in adequate amounts, cleaned and diced into small pieces, boiled or steamed until soft. Once cooked, mash the carrots into a paste and then mix in the water used to cook the carrots. Serve with 5-10g of carrot puree per 100ml of carrot water.
This method is significantly effective in treating infantile diarrhea.
Steaming Apple Juice: The unheated pectin in the fruit can soften stools, acting as a laxative.
The steamed apple has the function of stopping diarrhea. This is because the apple contains pectin and tannic acid.
Moreover, pectin also has the function of absorbing bacteria and toxins.
Clean the apple, cut it into small pieces with skin and put it in a bowl. Steam it for 5 minutes in a water bath. After cooling slightly, mash it into a pulp and eat it once or twice a day.
Mai Zhi Xian porridge: This is a plant that serves both as food and medicine. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting diuresis, and stopping diarrhea. It is particularly effective in treating diarrhea characterized by a short duration, urgency of bowel movements, and bright yellow stool color.
30 grams (or 10 grams) of fresh Portulaca oleracea can be added to 100 grams of Japonica rice to make porridge, which should be consumed in the morning and evening.
Yam and lotus seed japonica rice porridge: Yam has the effect of strengthening the spleen, nourishing the kidneys, and stabilizing astringent diarrhea.
Lotus seeds have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.
The combination of the two drugs is suitable for patients with chronic diarrhea and undigested milk petals and food in their stools.
Wash and peel 30 grams of yam, cut into thin slices or dices, wash 20 grams of lotus seeds and soak for 2 hours, cook porridge with 100 grams of japonica rice, and take it morning and evening.
Massage treatment of baby diarrhea in winter, for babies with diarrhea for a long time and no obvious abnormalities in stool examination, massage and massage can often have unexpected results.
The operation method is as follows: Push the door, rub the foot sanli, and push up the seven joints of bones. Do it 100 to 200 times for each part, and cooperate with the back to knead the spine 6 times to regulate the spleen, stomach and the yin and yang of the whole body. The effect is very good.
Treatment of baby diarrhea in winter small folk prescription cooked apples are the most effective mother website netizen "Zizai": My son has diarrhea. I used apples to make porridge for my son and took some medicine to help digestion. I didn't eat anything else. My son is much better.
About half a month ago, my son had diarrhea again. This time, I used moxa to smoke my son's navel. It took twenty minutes at a time. It was fine in two days. Now my son's poop is very good! In summary, if it is not inflammation or bacteria, eating cooked apples is effective! Smoking navel with moxa strips is also very effective.
Mom.com netizen "A Meng": Slice apples and carrots and boil them in water.
4 months old or older: You can eat the fruit with its pulp.
It helps shape poop.
Application method for navel application. com netizen "Tong 'er": Cut the ears of the ears into thin slices and stir-fry them until they are done, wrap them in a cloth, and apply them to the baby's navel when it is not hot. If you apply it at night, there will be no diarrhea the next day.
Moma.com netizen "Yun Yun": Ginger application to navel.
Chop the fresh ginger into pieces, apply it to the navel with a musky plaster cloth or ten-damaging pain-relieving ointment, and stick it firmly to seal it. You can also use Yunnan Baiyao instead of ginger. After a few hours, water will be drained from the navel, and abdominal pain and diarrhea can be cured.
Purslane boiled water mother website netizen "Fanger": For bacterial diarrhea, you can drink purslane boiled water. After washing and chopping, use a small amount of white sugar to store for a while, wrap it with gauze to squeeze out the water, and add warm boiled water to your baby. Drink, three times a day, and no more diarrhea after eating for 2 days.
Momma.com netizen "Little Baby Bao Ma": Purslane boiled water. This is really useful. It is mainly aimed at bacterial diarrhea. When my baby was more than two months old, he had bacterial diarrhea and lost 3 days in the hospital. It was useless. Later, when I got home, I used purslane boiled water, and it stopped after eating it for 2 days.
Other folk prescription mother website netizen "Rui Rui": My son has diarrhea by burning garlic, adding some red grain to boil water for him to drink, and at the same time, applying Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid to his navel.
Momma.com netizen "Shrimp": 1. Put a whole white pepper on the navel and fix it with tape to slow down gastrointestinal peristalsis and reduce the number of diarrhea.
2: With the magic lamp, it can also cure diarrhea.
3. Berberine, one-quarter pill, take twice a day.
Mom.com netizen "determiner": If there are cucumber vines used to boil water for the baby, it is very effective. My baby is always so good every time.
Mom.com netizen "Summer 1018": Use dried longan meat to make japonica rice porridge for the baby. Eat only porridge, once or twice a day. Eat it for three consecutive days. Two or three longans will be enough.
How to care for and prevent diarrhea in babies in winter Almost all babies have a history of diarrhea. Therefore, in addition to understanding the treatment methods for diarrhea, mothers must also do a good job in nursing, especially the care of buttocks.
If the baby has diarrhea, the mother should clean the little butt with warm water every day. 1. Carry out disinfection and hygiene care for the baby with infectious diarrhea. Disinfection and isolation should be carried out, and utensils, cups and water bottles should be disinfected frequently.
Clothes should be washed and dried frequently.
After caring for your baby, your hands should be washed repeatedly before doing other things.
2. Protecting baby's buttock: With the frequency of baby’s bowel movements increasing, they will constantly contaminate the buttock.
Moreover, the feces expelled during diarrhea can be quite irritating to the skin.
Therefore, after each bowel movement, mothers should clean the baby's bottom with warm water (never use soap or disinfectant) and preferably soft, clean diapers. It is also important to change them frequently to prevent redness of the bottom and urinary tract infection.
If the buttocks are red, expose them to air and dry. Then apply some diaper rash cream.
3. Pay attention to the observation and record of the changes in bowel frequency, consistency, color, and volume during the nursing process, which will provide a basis for the doctor's formulation of treatment plans.
It is also important to observe the condition of the baby. If during the home treatment and nursing period of the baby, if the condition does not improve, there are frequent watery stools, obvious thirst, sunken eyes, decreased urination, and other symptoms of dehydration and high fever, it should be taken to the hospital for further treatment.
4. It is crucial to keep your abdomen warm, as babies with diarrhea often experience abdominal cramps that can be alleviated by warming the abdomen, thus reducing the pain.
When the baby is sleeping, it is important to cover the abdomen properly to prevent catching cold.
When the environment temperature is too low, hot water bags can be used for heat therapy, but the temperature should be controlled to avoid burning the baby.
Drink some hot beverage, or rub the baby's abdomen with your hands warm.
Please observe carefully, whether there is a specific diarrhea after the baby eats certain foods. If so, seek medical attention to rule out food-borne or allergic diseases.
Preventive Measures for Infant Diarrhea in Winter: 1. Dietary Care: It is important to ensure that the baby's fluid intake is adequate, as well as nutritional and caloric needs. Attention must also be paid to the imbalance of gastrointestinal function.
Therefore, one must maintain a light and easy-to-digest diet.
At this time, the best diet is oral rehydration.
However, oral rehydration solutions can be sweetened with fruit juice or salted with dried fruits. If the baby is not accustomed to the taste, it can be diluted with fruit juice or mixed with dried fruit powder.
Alternatively, infant rice cereal, rice porridge, soy milk or tofu milk can be used instead. However, they should be thin enough to be easily ingested and digestible, with a slight saltiness, not too much salt.
During the peak diarrheal period, any liquid food can be fed to the baby as long as they are able to eat without vomiting.
Maternity milk is also considered the best fluid supplement as it contains immunoglobulins and other anti-pathogenic components, which are beneficial in resisting rotavirus infections.
2. During diarrhea, avoid oily foods and foods high in fiber with special formula powders or soy milk.
It doesn't matter if you stop your usual solid food for a few days, and then make up for it slowly after three or four days of severe diarrhea.
After rotavirus gastroenteritis, there will be temporary lactose intolerance. If your baby is allowed to drink fresh milk, ordinary formula or eat foods containing sugar at this time, it will prolong the diarrhea time or relapse with loose stools. Use diarrhea milk powder or soy milk instead of dairy products within 2 weeks after your baby's diarrhea stops.
Do not add new food to your baby during diarrhea and recovery periods, because the gastrointestinal tract will become particularly sensitive due to illness, and things you have never eaten will cause foreign body irritation and aggravate vomiting or diarrhea.
3. Vaccines + hand washing An important feature of global rotavirus infection is that the incidence of this virus infection has not dropped significantly due to significant improvements in public health conditions.
There is no difference in the nutritional status of infants and young children.
So far, there is no specific drug to treat rotavirus diarrhea, and only symptomatic fluid replacement can be used to correct it.
Therefore, rotavirus infection cannot be prevented or reduced by improving sanitary conditions. This is also the main reason why developed and developing countries are threatened by rotavirus and need to use vaccines for prevention.
In addition to vaccinating rotavirus to prevent infection, hand washing is also an important prevention method.
Hands are an important medium of communication, and proper hand washing should be paid attention to.
Wash your hands before and after meals, and after changing diapers. Parents should take off their coats when they come back from going out, wash their faces and hands before holding the baby.
Additionally, it is important to actively advocate for breastfeeding, particularly colostrum, as it contains antibodies against rotaviruses and plays a protective role.
In autumn and winter, add or decrease clothes to your baby in time, take your baby less to public places, and avoid cross-infection.
*This article contains medical information 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.