Diets for diarrhea in children

The task of parents in the development of diarrhea is to try to reduce the number of baby trips to the toilet. The diet can help in this. What to feed a child with diarrhea? About this and talk.

Basic principles of nutrition for diarrhea in a child

When organizing a baby's nutrition with diarrhea, the following recommendations should be adhered to:

• it is necessary to restore the volume of fluid lost by the child's body;
• the child should eat often, but in small portions;
• after improving the condition in the baby's menu, it is possible to introduce easy-to-digest products to exclude additional irritation of the mucosa of the digestive tract;
• at stabilization of state of health and fastening of a chair it is possible to pass to a dietary type of a food which is selected for the child individually.
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How to feed a child in the acute period

If diarrhea is accompanied by fever, nausea and vomiting, then the patient's diet should be liquid and puree dishes. To do this, boiled vegetables and cereals are ground with a blender or wipe through a sieve.

That the child is not exhausted on the background of a meager diet, it is recommended that he offer low-fat varieties of meat in the form of puree or soufflé.If he does not refuse the fish, it is additionally allowed to give him a mashed fork with a boiled fillet of low-fat fish.

In case of diarrhea, the general health of the child may worsen, and because of this, there is no appetite completely. It is not necessary to force him, otherwise you can provoke vomiting. In this case, the baby should be offered plenty of drink and offer easy snack options. But to give him the freedom to choose food can not, because sweets or chips can only worsen the overall condition.

From the diet of a child with diarrhea, it is necessary to withdraw products that can cause fermentation. These are:

• fermented milk products;
• yogurts;
• cabbage;
• tomatoes;
• fungi;
• baking, containing baking;
• smoked meat;
• pickles and marinades.

How to feed a baby with diarrhea

How should a baby who is breastfeeding eat? If the baby receives breast milk, then it is necessary to revise the feeding scheme. Chest he needs to offer more often, which will help reduce portions. Breastfeeding can not be stopped, since along with the mother's milk, all the necessary trace elements contribute to the child's organism, which contribute to the restoration of the upset digestion.

If mixtures are used for infant feeding, then the mode of eating depends on whether the child has vomiting or not. But in any case, the baby should be fed every 2 hours, offering not more than 50 ml of the mixture. Return to the usual schedule you need a few days, when the acute period passes.

If the lure is already introduced, then from the age of 6 months the child during diarrhea can eat buckwheat and rice cooked on the water. Children at an older age are allowed to give:

• boiled yolk;
• taken meat broth;
• jelly;
• meat puree.

Feeding children 1-3 years

The first two days from the beginning of diarrhea, the number of feedings should be increased by one or two meals, i.e., feed a one-year-old baby 6 times a day. In this case, the volume of a single portion should be reduced.

If diarrhea is accompanied by a different symptom and the child refuses to eat, then one or two meals are allowed. After this, you need to begin fractional feeding in half the reduced portions. Increase them need to gradually: bringing to the usual volume during the week.

How can I feed a child? The diet should include the following products:

• Mucous soups and cereals. It is allowed to cook soups on vegetable broths, thickened with oatmeal, buckwheat or rice, as well as well-boiled porridges on the water from the same groats. If the child's age is less than two years, then the dishes must be wiped through a sieve. Kissels, compotes. Particularly useful is blueberries.
• Sour-milk products. The permissible fat content is not more than 2.5%.Home-made bread crumbs, biscuit biscuits. Cottage cheese skim, banana puree. Products are allowed from the third day.

To the frustrated intestine will bring baked in the oven apples. In the pulp of fruits contain special substances that contribute to the restoration of impaired microflora of the gastrointestinal tract. From the third day it is allowed to offer puree from a fresh apple. Starting from the third - fourth day from the beginning of diarrhea, children can be offered steam cutlets or meatballs made from chicken, turkey or veal. It is allowed to serve a steam omelet.

The following products should not be given to a child:

• fresh vegetables and fruits;
• milk;
• juices;
• fermented;
• buns;
• bread made from rye flour;
• confectionery;
• sweet drinks with gas;
• beans.

After the baby's diarrhea ends, you must continue to follow the diet. Its duration depends on the causes that provoked the disorder of the intestine.

Drinking regimen

During diarrhea, the child loses a lot of fluids and nutrients, so it is necessary to fill up the disturbed reserves as soon as possible. If diarrhea in a child occurs without a fit of vomiting, then a copious drink will solve the problem. Otherwise, he needs to give special drugs containing in his composition the mineral salts necessary for the child's organism.

For soldering a baby one can buy one of the following drugs: Oralite, Electrolyte, Regidron, Toast. To prepare the drink, you need to dissolve the sachet in 1 liter of cooled boiled water. It is necessary to solder it portion by part, offering the baby a little liquid every 20 minutes. A pediatrician should determine a single norm of the rehydratant.

In addition to specialized tools, it is allowed to prepare decoctions and compotes independently. Drinks not only help restore the disturbed water-salt balance, but help to repair lost vitamins and trace elements. The child can be offered:

• rice decoction;
• decoction of rose hips;
• chamomile extract;
• blueberry fruit;
• compote of raisin berries;
• therapeutic mineral water.

Rehydrate solutions can be prepared on their own. To do this, in 1 liter of boiled water, you must dissolve ½ teaspoon of soda and salt, as well as a tablespoon of granulated sugar.

The second recipe for the drink: in 1 liter of drinking water stir ½ teaspoon of salt, pumpered banana and 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar. If the baby does not have an allergic reaction to citrus fruits, then instead of a banana it is allowed to use the juice of two oranges or grapefruits.

Sample menu for the first two days of

What can I eat with the development of diarrhea in a child? The sample menu for the first two days is as follows:

Additional recommendations

Diet diarrhea can be supplemented by therapeutic drinks. Good results show:

• Blueberry tea. For its preparation in 500 ml of cold water, put 5 spoonfuls of blueberries. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. They let him brew and strain. Drink the drink should be on the cup three times a day.
• Tea on raspberry leaves. So, 1 tablespoon of dry product pour 200 ml of boiling water. Insist, filter and give the child to drink it as often as possible, but only a few sips.
• Black currant. A good result gives juice from these berries. Drink you need to replace all meals for the first two days. Infusion of chamomile or fennel. It needs to put a little salt and granulated sugar. Offer the child on the first day of the appearance of diarrhea instead of eating.

A good result with diarrhea is the apple diet. It can be practiced starting from the second day, supplementing it with a tea diet. During the day, a child can eat 200-500 grams of fruit. The norm depends on the age. Apples should be divided into several portions and baked in the oven.

An excellent result can be obtained if there is a boiled carrot in the diarrhea. The root vegetable contains a lot of vitamin A, as well as pectin and fiber. The latter actively removes excess fluid from the lumen of the digestive tract. The duration of the carrot diet should not exceed two days. Before giving the root to the child, it must be crushed with a float.

Carrot puree helps stop diarrhea

For the second day, you can also practice a grain diet. The child needs to be fed porridge welded on the water. It is recommended to use oatmeal to prepare the dish. Taken 25 grams of the product should be filled with water( 300 ml) and cook until ready. Then wipe through a sieve. The dish is allowed to be poured a little. Oatmeal can be replaced with rice.

Recipes for dishes

You can prepare a meat souffle for a child. Will be needed:

• dietary meat - 110 grams;
• white bread;
• egg;
• vegetable broth - 50 ml.

Preparation:

1. Boil the meat until done.
2. Bread soak in broth and rub through a sieve.
3. Meat grind in a meat grinder. Put bread, egg, broth to it.

Transfer the mixture to the mold. Put it in a pot of water and place in an oven for 30 minutes.

Rice porridge

It is necessary to weld an adhesive on the consistency of porridge - 200 ml of water take 2 tablespoons of cereal. When it is almost ready, pour 100 ml of milk into a saucepan. Add, sweeten a little. Wipe the porridge through a sieve and warm a little on minimal heat.

The occurrence of diarrhea in childhood requires adequate measures, since diarrhea can trigger the development of dehydration. The first aid consists in observance of a strict diet, assuming restriction in food and reception of a considerable quantity of a liquid. The child should be shown to the pediatrician. The doctor will be able to establish the cause of the disorder of the intestine and select the necessary medications.