Loose stools in a 2-year-old child without fever, unformed
Loose stools in a child at 2 years old indicates a digestive disorder or a disease. If the baby has diarrhea more often 4-5 times a day, you need to seek medical help. Indeed, in this case, the likelihood of dehydration is high.
Causes of loose loose stools
By the age of two, the stool of babies is still unformed, and its frequency can reach up to 4 times a day. This is not a reason to panic, because you can talk about diarrhea only if the consistency of feces is liquid with an admixture of mucus. In addition, stools of unusual colors and odors should be a concern.
It is possible to treat loose stools in a child at 2 years old only after consulting a doctor.
Many factors can cause loose stools in a baby, and not all of them are dangerous. For example, antipyretic drugs contain glycerin. And this substance has a laxative property. Incompatible foods can cause diarrhea. Such loose stools usually go away without fever and there is no need for treatment.
But diarrhea in a child is also provoked by dangerous factors:
- worms, lamblia;
- intestinal infections;
- diseases of the digestive tract;
- food poisoning;
- taking certain medications;
- stress.
If, in addition to frequent loose stools, the baby has a high fever, nausea and vomiting, he is extremely tearful and weak, then this is a reason to immediately seek medical help. The sooner the diagnosis is made, the easier and faster the treatment will be.
Self-medication is possible only if the diarrhea is not too frequent and is not accompanied by other unpleasant symptoms. Do not give your baby medicines for loose stools, much less antibiotics. These medicines have a bad effect on the baby’s body and can aggravate the situation. Therefore, they can only be taken as directed by a doctor.
The baby should be provided with plenty of drink. It helps to avoid dehydration and also helps in the elimination of toxins from the body.
If loose stools were caused by food poisoning, then gastric lavage should be performed. To do this, give the baby warm water and induce vomiting. After cleansing, it is necessary to give the child enterosorbents, for example, activated carbon or Smecta.
In children of two years of age, loose stools are quite common, because the baby’s digestive system is still quite weak. Therefore, do not panic with diarrhea. But if this phenomenon is accompanied by other symptoms, then you should immediately consult a doctor.