What is teething diarrhoea: Everything you need to know
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Follow us The moment you sit on the couch and take one deep breath, your baby starts crying (again) and it's time to change his diaper for the eighth time The moment you sit on the couch and take one deep breath, your baby starts crying (again) and it's time to change his diaper for the eighth time. This sure isn't something you expected when you dreamed about being a mother. As you change the diaper and put your baby to sleep again, you wonder if they are teething?Diarrhoea during teething is normal.From symptoms to treatment, here is everything you need to know about teething diarrhoea in babies.Common symptoms of teething and diarrhoeaYou will be surprised to know that around one in 3,000 babies is born with their first teeth. But most babies get their teeth between four to seven months. Sometimes even after 12 months. Here are the signs that your baby is teething:Biting and sucking: If your baby is biting and sucking everything at hand, it's an attempt to make the sore gums feel better and your baby knows how to self-soothe.Gum pain: Sensitive gums can make your baby fussy. So, if your baby is being fussy without a reason, you need to check if he is teething. Increased saliva: Is the front of your baby's shirt wet all time? Is he drooling a little more than usual? All babies bite, chew and drool more around 4 months as they are teething. Facial rash: Your baby has got a facial rash from the constant moisture of the drool. The moisture can irritate your baby's skin and cause a rash. Rise is the body temperature: A slight rise in body temperature, which is less than 100.4 F, can be because your baby is teething. A body temperature above 100.4 is not due to teething and you must consult a doctor.Diarrhoea during teethingIf you are breastfeeding your baby, his poop might be yellow, soft, runny and sometimes lumpy. If your baby is fed formula milk, his poop is camel to brown in colour and has a thicker consistency. If there is a change like:Frequency - If your baby is pooping several times a day, he has diarrhoea.Volume - Diarrhoea means the diaper will be fuller than usual.Consistency - If the poop is too liquidy, you might even have to change their clothes with the diaper.If your kid has diarrhoea, the colour and odour of the poop might also change. Diarrhoea can turn the poop to green colour and the smell may be really hard to bear. Why do babies get diarrhoea while teething?According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, teething does not directly cause diarrhoea. There are other reasons why babies get diarrhoea when they are teething. Teething usually starts around 4-6 months, exactly when parents start offering their babies solid foods. It takes time for your baby's digestive system to get used to new foods, which can cause a change in their stools, leading to diarrhoea.Also, it is around this same time that the babies start losing the antibodies they got from their mother at the time of birth. Fewer antibodies make them more prone to getting an infection, leading to diarrhoea.To soothe the gums, children start putting anything and everything in their mouth, which increases their chances of getting an infection.Treating diarrhoea in babiesIf your baby is feeling fine and is not losing weight, all you need to treat their diarrhoea is to keep changing their diapers and offer them fluids and foods. Make sure to keep your baby hydrated and dehydration can result in some serious other issues. Continue giving them breastmilk/formula milk like usual and be easy while giving them solid foods. Take time and introduce each food group one by one.Because your baby puts everything in his mouth, make sure everything around him is clean and germ-free.Tips to relieve teething pain- Rub your baby's gums with your finger. You can also use a cotton fabric dipped in water to ease the pain.- You can give them a chilled teething toy to chew on, a cold spoon, a chilled food in a mesh feeder. - If your baby is crying and cannot handle the tooth pain, you can consult the doctor and give them pain medication for infants. - Teething in some cases can cause severe pain. So, if your baby is extremely cranky for more than a day or two, consult the doctor. When should you consult a doctor?- Diarrhoea doesn't go away after two weeks- Your baby has a fever for more than 2-3 days- There is blood in the stool- Your baby is losing weight- Your baby is dehydrated- Your baby seems limp, unresponsive, listless or has lost familiar light in their eyes. End of ArticleFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
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The moment you sit on the couch and take one deep breath, your baby starts crying (again) and it's time to change his diaper for the eighth time. This sure isn't something you expected when you dreamed about being a mother. As you change the diaper and put your baby to sleep again, you wonder if they are teething?Diarrhoea during teething is normal.
From symptoms to treatment, here is everything you need to know about teething diarrhoea in babies.Common symptoms of teething and diarrhoeaYou will be surprised to know that around one in 3,000 babies is born with their first teeth. But most babies get their teeth between four to seven months. Sometimes even after 12 months. Here are the signs that your baby is teething:Biting and sucking: If your baby is biting and sucking everything at hand, it's an attempt to make the sore gums feel better and your baby knows how to self-soothe.Gum pain: Sensitive gums can make your baby fussy. So, if your baby is being fussy without a reason, you need to check if he is teething. Increased saliva: Is the front of your baby's shirt wet all time? Is he drooling a little more than usual? All babies bite, chew and drool more around 4 months as they are teething. Facial rash: Your baby has got a facial rash from the constant moisture of the drool. The moisture can irritate your baby's skin and cause a rash. Rise is the body temperature: A slight rise in body temperature, which is less than 100.4 F, can be because your baby is teething. A body temperature above 100.4 is not due to teething and you must consult a doctor.Diarrhoea during teethingIf you are breastfeeding your baby, his poop might be yellow, soft, runny and sometimes lumpy. If your baby is fed formula milk, his poop is camel to brown in colour and has a thicker consistency. If there is a change like:Frequency - If your baby is pooping several times a day, he has diarrhoea.Volume - Diarrhoea means the diaper will be fuller than usual.Consistency - If the poop is too liquidy, you might even have to change their clothes with the diaper.If your kid has diarrhoea, the colour and odour of the poop might also change. Diarrhoea can turn the poop to green colour and the smell may be really hard to bear. Why do babies get diarrhoea while teething?According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, teething does not directly cause diarrhoea. There are other reasons why babies get diarrhoea when they are teething. Teething usually starts around 4-6 months, exactly when parents start offering their babies solid foods. It takes time for your baby's digestive system to get used to new foods, which can cause a change in their stools, leading to diarrhoea.Also, it is around this same time that the babies start losing the antibodies they got from their mother at the time of birth. Fewer antibodies make them more prone to getting an infection, leading to diarrhoea.To soothe the gums, children start putting anything and everything in their mouth, which increases their chances of getting an infection.Treating diarrhoea in babiesIf your baby is feeling fine and is not losing weight, all you need to treat their diarrhoea is to keep changing their diapers and offer them fluids and foods. Make sure to keep your baby hydrated and dehydration can result in some serious other issues. Continue giving them breastmilk/formula milk like usual and be easy while giving them solid foods. Take time and introduce each food group one by one.Because your baby puts everything in his mouth, make sure everything around him is clean and germ-free.Tips to relieve teething pain- Rub your baby's gums with your finger. You can also use a cotton fabric dipped in water to ease the pain.- You can give them a chilled teething toy to chew on, a cold spoon, a chilled food in a mesh feeder. - If your baby is crying and cannot handle the tooth pain, you can consult the doctor and give them pain medication for infants. - Teething in some cases can cause severe pain. So, if your baby is extremely cranky for more than a day or two, consult the doctor. When should you consult a doctor?- Diarrhoea doesn't go away after two weeks- Your baby has a fever for more than 2-3 days- There is blood in the stool- Your baby is losing weight- Your baby is dehydrated- Your baby seems limp, unresponsive, listless or has lost familiar light in their eyes. End of ArticleFOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
