From about three weeks of age, many babies begin to experience abdominal pain. It can be a physiological process that manifests itself in the form of intestinal colic and bloating. But if the above symptoms are joined by frequent regurgitation, liquid and frequent stools with admixtures of mucus, greenery, streaks of blood, or, on the contrary, the child has frequent constipation, rashes on the skin appear, then often the diagnosis with such symptoms sounds like this: intestinal dysbiosis.
It is necessary
- - Clean oilcloth diaper;
- - Sterile container or tube for collecting feces;
- - Gas outlet tube;
- - Vaseline oil;
- - The skill of performing a tummy massage in an infant.
Instructions
Step 1
How to collect feces for the analysis of intestinal microflora in an infant?
The collection of material for analysis, in this case feces, is carried out in the morning.
If your baby defecates at the same time every day, remove the diaper and cover with a clean oilcloth. Wait for the bowel movement to empty.
Step 2
To help the baby, you can give him a belly massage. Place your palm on the navel area, and with light pressure, in a circular motion, in a clockwise direction, massage your tummy. Keep your hand dry and warm so that your baby does not experience any discomfort from the massage. Periodically press the legs, bent at the knees, to the stomach. Stimulation of bowel movements is also laying out the baby on the stomach.
Step 3
If the baby for some reason does not have an independent chair or he suffers from constipation, then you can get feces by stimulating the anus. Mom can use a gas pipe for this purpose. For this procedure, spread the oilcloth, put the child on the back or right side on it, bend the legs at the knees. The tip of the tube is lubricated with vaseline oil and inserted into the child's anus by 0.5-1 cm. Bowel bowel movements occur within 2-3 minutes. If this does not happen, give the baby a tummy massage and gymnastics, as described above. After 15-20 minutes, repeat the stimulation with the gas outlet tube.
Step 4
Spoon the stool from the oilcloth into a sterile container. The amount of stool collected should be approximately 5-10 grams (1-2 teaspoons). When collecting material for analysis, it is important to observe sterility as much as possible, to perform all manipulations after thorough washing of hands.
Step 5
Sign the child's last name, first name, and age on the container. You also need to indicate the time of stool sampling.
Step 6
It is necessary to deliver a container with feces to the laboratory within 3-4 hours after its collection.
The container can be refrigerated for a short time.
