Diarrhea in infants with mucus

Infantile diarrhea is a cause for concern of his parents. Especially if the condition of the crumbs is worsened, and various impurities appear in the feces, for example, mucus. Why does the baby suddenly begin to plentifully crap with mucus and how to help the baby?

According to many pediatricians, a small amount of mucus may be present in the baby’s feces normal.

If the stool consistency becomes liquefied, and the baby poops more often than usual, then such a chair with mucus is called diarrhea. It can not only include a lot of mucus, but also be bold or streaked with blood.

If mucus occurs due to an infectious intestinal lesion, the stool becomes fetid, very liquid, and may turn green.

Liquefied stools mixed with mucus may appear when:

• Disruption of the child's diet;
• Teething;
• Cold;
• Hygiene violation;
• Overexcitation;
• Acclimatization;
• Overeating;
• Lactase deficiency;
• Gastroenteritis;
• Gluten intolerance;
• Allergies to cow's milk;
• Enterocolitis;
• Antibiotics.

You should immediately call the kid's doctor even in one of the following cases:

• The feces with mucus had an unpleasant, pungent smell.
• The stool with mucus is green in color.
• There is blood in the stool.
• Baby poops often six times a day.
• The child has a fever.
• Diarrhea with mucus lasts more than three days.
• Baby bad weight gain.
• The child complains of abdominal pain.

If colds, climate change, overexcitement, overeating, cutting teeth, dirty hands and similar factors, causes diarrhea with mucus, this diarrhea is not dangerous and often goes away without treatment. If you suspect more serious reasons, it is best to contact your child with a pediatrician, who will give recommendations regarding diets and drug therapy.

It is also important to remember that the main danger of prolonged diarrhea is the dehydration of the child’s body. So parents should give the baby a lot of drinking, adding salt to the water, and the best option for drinking is pharmacy salt solutions. If the baby receives breast milk, they continue to apply it to the breast, and the baby-artificializer should mix the mixture twice with water.

Complementary food for the treatment of diarrhea in the diet of the child is limited.