Dysbacteriosis in infants

The most important problem that worries parentsafter the birth of a child, this is the state of his digestive organs. And there is nothing surprising in parents' anxiety, because the child's further development will depend on how he feeds, and here the intestinal function plays a big role. One of the complex intestinal diseases in infants is dysbiosis. What is the reason for the development of this disease?

Being in the belly of my mother, baby all 9 months livedin a sterile environment. Appearing the same light, his body is gradually beginning to colonize a variety of microorganisms. Many microorganisms enter the child's body during the passage through the birth canal. The part gets to the kid from mum together with a colostrum and thoracal milk, and the part comes from an environment. As a rule, the main microorganisms are colonized in the intestine and take the most active part in the digestion of food and the development of energy. All would be nothing, but only these microorganisms are of two kinds: one, positive, must necessarily be in the intestines, and others, undesirable, ie their presence does not bring benefits. On the contrary, under unfavorable conditions, for example, a child has low immunity, poor appetite, there is an infection, their number increases several times, and they become dangerous. Normally, lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and E. coli predominate in the intestines of the infant. It is these microorganisms that are the protective factor of the intestine. In addition, they have a positive effect on the immunity of the child and produce in the intestines natural vitamins - B12, B6 and folic acid. At a time when the ratio of useful and harmful microorganisms is disrupted, with the latter becoming larger, and dysbacteriosis appears in infants. There are several of its forms, and it can be identified only by a doctor after the necessary tests have been submitted. I will only note that parents can not notice a dysbacteriosis in a child at all: as such, signs will simply be absent. Usually such a latent form of dysbiosis is revealed by chance, when the child takes an analysis for a completely different study. But most often dysbiosis in infants has pronounced symptoms: the child is tortured by colic and excessive gas formation, there is a loose stool with the presence of green mucus. Symptoms of dysbiosis are nausea, constipation, decreased appetite, poor sleep and general deterioration of well-being. In such cases it is not necessary to treat yourself independently, but to call a doctor. Only he will be able to identify the real cause of such a condition of the child and prescribe the appropriate treatment. Dysbacteriosis in the thoracic children can be cured, the blessing of a deficit of drugs from this disease is not observed today.

Doctors believe that dysbiosis in infants can be prevented,if the parents will perform a few simple rules in the first days of their baby's life. First, after childbirth the child should be immediately attached to the mother's breast. Colostrum - this is a very important food for the newborn, because it is with him in the body of the baby will get a large number of useful microorganisms. The physical contact of the mother with the child also has a beneficial effect not only on the development of the baby, but also on the colonization of the intestine by microorganisms. And most importantly, dysbiosis in infants can be avoided if breastfeeding for at least the first month. Here, as they say, the benefits of breast milk do not need comments. It also manifests itself in the supply of vitamins, nutrients and microorganisms to the still fragile organism. All the same doctors believe that no expensive mixture can replace the mother's breast milk. True, if the mother does not have milk, then the mixture will have to go, but before that, it is advisable to consult a doctor about the choice of artificial nutrition for an infant.