More and more often, moms are faced with such a diagnosis as a dysbacteriosis in a newborn. Violations of the natural biocenosis of the intestine are manifested in the form of disorders or constipation, constant nausea and vomiting, frequent regurgitation, pain and bloating. However, even if all clinical manifestations are obvious, the final conclusions can be made after the analysis, which confirms or disproves the imbalance.
It is very difficult to give general recommendations on how to treat dysbiosis in infants, because depending on the severity of the disease, the method of its treatment and the necessary preparations differ.
First-aid measures for dysbiosis
Most often, dysbiosis in infants occurs after prolonged antibiotic treatment, improper feeding, with artificial feeding and other unfavorable factors for the baby. Also, the growth of pathogenic microflora can be facilitated by conflicts in the family and frequent stressful situations, viral and infectious diseases, disorders of the digestive organs.
In addition to painful symptoms, dysbacteriosis is fraught with a lack of appetite, lack of useful and nutrients due to poor absorption of the intestine, weight loss, decreased immunity and other unpleasant consequences.
Treatment of dysbacteriosis in infants should be comprehensive: these are special drugs and related measures. These include:
- Elimination of the cause that triggered the disease.
- Preservation of breastfeeding.
- Artificial children are given therapeutic mixtures.
- It is important to adjust the diet and diet of the baby. At a dysbacteriosis raw vegetables and fruit, fat grades of meat, dairy products, juices are counter-indicative. Allowed baked apples bananas, rice and millet porridge, potatoes, chicken and rabbit meat.
- Before treating dysbacteriosis in infants, it is necessary to establish the correct regime of the day, to protect the child from emotions and emotional stress.
- To eliminate pathogenic microorganisms
a doctor prescribes special drugs (antibiotics, bacteriophages or intestinal antiseptics - depending on the results of the tests), then with the help of probiotics or prebiotics, lacto- and bifidobacteria are colonized in the intestine. - To prevent dehydration and compensate for the loss of essential trace elements, the baby is allowed to drink glucose-salt solutions.
- Treatment of dysbacteriosis in infants can be supplemented with folk remedies, such as decoctions of chamomile , St. John's wort, sage and other herbs, which have antiseptic properties.