Diarrhea (diarrhea) is the most common childhood illness. Of the entire list of diseases, pediatricians put it in second place. Diarrhea is very dangerous for a child, since it signals not only about an intestinal upset. It is one of the symptoms of some diseases, including infectious ones.
Causes of Diarrhea in Children
As a rule, diarrhea in a child is a protective reaction of the body to harmful or toxic substances, which manifests itself in loose stools. The causes of diarrhea may vary. Among them:
- certain drugs;
- psychosocial stress;
- reception of spoiled products;
- food allergy;
- use of contaminated water;
- salmonella;
- some diseases (catarrh of the stomach, gastritis, etc.).
During the period when the child suffers from loose stools, his body loses a large amount of mineral salts and water. That is why mothers should strive to help their baby as soon as possible. In this case, one should distinguish between short-term, relatively safe diarrhea, the duration of which does not exceed two days, as well as chronic, requiring urgent treatment.
When to sound the alarm?
If your child has loose stools, then to determine the disease it is important to correlate the available age norms with the frequency and quality of bowel movements. Take, for example, newborns and infants. In these babies, loose stools are completely normal and they do not consider diarrhea. Newborn babies can defecate after each feeding, or even more than 10 times a day. But in the event that the baby has symptoms of dehydration, parents should call a doctor.
Diarrhea in a one-year-old baby is accompanied by the release of liquid, watery, unformed feces. In this case, the daily number of bowel movements is more than 4 or 5 times.
Diarrhea in a child aged 2-3 years and older occurs with the release of liquefied feces. In this case, the daily number of bowel movements increases to 5 or more times.
Symptoms of Diarrhea
The fact that the child's body is infected is infected, parents will be prompted by such manifestations of the disease:
- vomiting and nausea;
- headache;
- loose stools.
If a child suffers from diarrhea and vomiting, then this can cause dehydration. This will worsen the condition of the internal organs, and in the absence of any action on the part of adults, it can even lead to death. That is why diarrhea in children should be prevented, and if it occurs, try to cure it as soon as possible.
How to help the baby?
Today, many parents seek to treat diarrhea in children with folk remedies, because taking strong medications threatens the small body with various side effects. Alternative medicine recipes are much safer, and the ingredients that make up them are usually always at hand. However, here it is worth to be safe. Before using folk remedies for diarrhea in children, it is best to consult your local pediatrician. Only a doctor who knows the general state of the child’s health will tell you the safest way out of this situation.
Healers recommendations
What folk remedies for diarrhea are considered the most popular? Babies, starting from the age of one year, are well helped:
- decoction of chamomile and mint;
- mixtures based on starch;
- rice broth;
- tincture made from pomegranate peels;
- grains of black pepper;
- decoction of the root of the hemorrhage;
- various herbs;
- homeopathic medicines.
All of the above folk remedies for diarrhea in children have been tested by more than one generation of parents.
Chamomile for diarrhea
Bowel problems often take the patient by surprise. Sometimes parents do not know what to do if their child has loose stools. In this case, traditional medicine recommends effective recipes for diarrhea, which contains ordinary chamomile. This plant not only fastens, but also has an antiseptic and antibacterial effect on the body. In addition, chamomile relieves inflammation, cleanses the intestines and destroys the pathogenic microflora that cause diarrhea. However, parents should remember that if, when using the drugs that make up this plant, the symptoms of the disease do not disappear during the day, then you should immediately contact a pediatrician for help.
What are the folk remedies for diarrhea in children made from chamomile? This is, first of all, an infusion. To obtain it, you need to take dry
chamomile flowers in a volume of two glasses and pour them with 1 liter of boiling water. Insist on the drug for an hour.
Chamomile decoction will also help eliminate the symptoms of diarrhea in a child. To prepare it, you need to take one glass of dried flowers of the plant and pour 500 g of boiling water over them. The resulting mixture was left in a water bath. The drug is boiled within 10-15 minutes. Next, the broth is filtered, cooled and given to the baby during the day.
The infusion, which contains mint and chamomile, is good for diarrhea. To prepare it, take one teaspoon of the raw materials of two plants and fill them with 2 tbsp. boiling water. The resulting mixture should be infused for an hour. Further, the drug must be filtered and cooled.
In what dosages is it necessary to give children chamomile products? Babies from six months to a year - one dessert spoon per reception. In this case, the amount of broth or infusion is brought to 100 ml per day. Older babies (aged one to three years) can be given two tablespoons of the drug at a time. For such children, the daily dose can be brought up to 200 ml. From diarrhea, children 3 years - 6 years old increase the amount of broth or infusion drunk during the day. At this age, it should be from 300 to 400 ml.
From diarrhea to children (3 years and older), you can prepare a therapeutic drink from chamomile flowers and onion husks. To obtain it, take a small handful of raw materials. Moreover, onion husks and chamomile flowers should be in a ratio of 1: 1. Then the raw material is poured with a glass of boiling water. The filtered drug is given to the child in a volume of 40 ml 4-5 times a day. Such a decoction perfectly helps with acute and chronic diarrhea.
To get rid of diarrhea, alternative medicine recommends enemas. To carry out this procedure, you will need an infusion of chamomile.
Healing herbs
Many folk remedies for diarrhea in children include medicinal plants that have an antibacterial, antimicrobial effect and contain a lot of tannins. Such drugs are most effective in treating the symptoms of diarrhea. Medicinal herbs can be bought at a pharmacy or prepared on their own. Parents should remember that before giving a decoction or infusion of a medicinal plant, it is necessary to study the features of taking the drug and its contraindications. If possible, consult a doctor.
What herb helps with diarrhea? Most often, this disease is treated with sage and wormwood, St. John's wort and hemophilus, black cuff and elderberry. If the child is one year old, what can be given for diarrhea? Almost all medicinal herbs are suitable for such babies, but it is still advisable to give them only after consulting a doctor.
Pomegranate peel
What other folk remedies for diarrhea in children exist? Often, pomegranate peels are used to rid kids of diarrhea. As a rule, they are thrown out after cleansing the fetus, not suspecting how useful the resulting waste is. The therapeutic effect is a dry, dense pomegranate shell, which has a red color.
The next white layer needs to be cleaned, since there are no healing substances in it.
According to scientists, the pomegranate peel contains up to 30% of tannins. This explains the high efficiency of the use of this product in the fight against intestinal upset. Also, red peel includes polyphenols. These are valuable plant pigments, which are powerful antioxidants. These substances are able to exert an inhibitory effect even on a dysenteric stick.
Before using pomegranate peels for the treatment of diarrhea in children, it is necessary to consult a doctor. This is important, since excessive enthusiasm for this herbal remedy can cause serious negative consequences in the body.
In order to prepare a drug, it is necessary to thoroughly wash, dry and clean the fetus. Next, the crusts are sent for drying, after having previously removed the white layer from the bottom. Healing broth is prepared from prepared raw materials. To do this, take a teaspoon of crushed dry crusts and fill them with 1 tbsp. boiling water. The resulting mixture must be cooked for 15 minutes in a water bath. Cooked broth should stand for about 40 minutes. A therapeutic agent is recommended for children 3 times a day for 0.5 tsp. before bringing the chair back to normal.
Rice broth
This is a traditional medicine is the most affordable, and safest. At the same time, rice broth from diarrhea is quite effective. The recipe for its preparation is quite simple, and the cereal from which it is prepared can always be found at home.
The effectiveness of this drug is associated with the ability of the product to envelop the intestines. This does not allow the gastric juice to irritate him. At the same time, intestinal motility improves and the proper formation of excrement begins. The astringent effect of rice broth is associated with a high content of starch. When ingested, this substance absorbs excess fluid, which leads to a thickening of the masses contained in the intestine.
Decoction of rice groats perfectly eliminates the phenomenon of flatulence, and also prevents fermentation processes in the digestive tract. Especially relevant is the fact that this drug is nutritious for the body. After all, eating with diarrhea can only worsen the condition.
Rice broth is safe. That is why it is often given to those children in whom chemicals can provoke an allergy.
How to cook rice broth from diarrhea? The recipe is simple. You just need to omit 2 tsp. pre-soaked rice in enameled dishes, in which 500 ml of water is already boiling. After that, the product continues to be kept on fire for 50 minutes, stirring it periodically. The finished drug is allowed to cool to room temperature, and then it is filtered through a strainer or gauze. What dose of rice decoction should be given to a child? To eliminate the symptoms of diarrhea, you need 50-100 ml of the drug three or four times during the day. Improving the patient's condition occurs within an hour after the first intake of the decoction. In between such treatment, it is recommended to give the child a little rice porridge. In this case, a small organism will recover much faster.
Application of oak bark
The use of this drug allows you to solve the problem of diarrhea in a comprehensive manner. The fact is that in the composition of the bark of this healing tree is a large number of tannins and astringents. These components can quickly strengthen the liquefied stool in the intestines. In addition, oak bark contains many organic acids and flavonoids, which not only stop diarrhea, but also improve the digestion process, eliminating the problems of the digestive tract.
In addition, the natural remedy has an antimicrobial as well as anti-inflammatory effect. Its advantage lies in the creation of a special protective layer formed during the interaction of tannins with proteins. This layer prevents the appearance of any irritation in the digestive tract. In this regard, the use of the drug with oak bark can not only save the child from diarrhea, but also eliminate the problem that caused the ailment.
For the preparation of medicinal raw materials, oaks are used, whose age is in the range of 15-20 years. The bark is removed from the young shoots of such trees in early spring, when leaves have not yet appeared. Finished raw materials can be purchased at the pharmacy.
Young patients should be used with caution in oak bark for diarrhea. How to take this medicine? Like all others, that is, observing the dosage and rules of use. Otherwise, babies will suffer from such a side symptom as severe vomiting.
In the form of infusions, tinctures for alcohol and decoctions, oak bark from diarrhea can be applied. How to take this healing gift of nature to children? Only in the form of enemas. For their preparation, you need to take 1 tbsp. oak bark and chamomile flowers, pour them 1/2 liter of boiling water and, placing in a thermos, leave for 30 minutes. Filter the finished product, add 10 drops of valerian to it, and make a warm enema.
All used folk remedies normalize intestinal function, exclude dehydration, stabilize microflora, eliminate infection and carry out symptomatic treatment of the gastrointestinal tract.