Somewhat surprising is the very phrase that a baby can have a dysbiosis . Let's explain why. A child with a gastrointestinal tract is born, without any bacteria in it, that is, absolutely pure. From the first minutes of the baby's life, his body begins to be populated with bacteria that pass to him from his mother's touch, kissing and putting to the chest. And that's where the whole trick lies. From my mother's kisses and hands, it is impossible to pick up so many unnecessary infections, enough to dysbiosis. And in the composition of mother's milk, probiotics generally prevail. This is exactly the same bifidobacteria that treat this formidable dysbacteriosis. The question itself now begs the question: and where does the dysbacteriosis from the infant take, if its small organism is simply stuffed with these useful bifidobacteria? More relevant now is another question, why do doctors prescribe infants to take tests for intestinal dysbiosis and what does deciphering of feces say?
Analyzes for dysbiosis in children
All people, including the youngest, but not breastfed, the reason to think about a possible dysbiosis can become a common diarrhea, lasting more than 2-3 days. But, what is diarrhea? This is a frequent liquid foaming stool, which is normal with a normal baby suckling his mother's breast. Yes, if foams - it's not very good, but it can speak, first of all, about malnutrition of the child, or about the presence of an elementary allergy to it, on any of the products eaten by the mother. So do not panic ahead of time.
Reading the results of a child's analysis of dysbiosis, pay attention to the graphs:
- pathogenic enterobacteria, they should normally be 0. If they exist, it signals the presence of an acute infectious disease;
- bifidobacteria, the norm of 95-99%, deviations from these figures in the lower side indicate a dysbacteriosis, but in infants this happens extremely rarely;
- lactobacilli should range from 106-107, their deficiency directly indicates the presence of the child's allergies.
These are the main indicators of analysis for dysbiosis, which parents should pay attention to. Leave the rest of the transcript to the specialists. The main thing that can show you a child's analysis of dysbiosis, you already know.
How much analysis is done for dysbiosis?
In our laboratories of time, this analysis takes about 5-7 days. And the basic rules that you need to adhere to - clean dishes and have time to deliver the feces for 3 hours. If you did not meet the deadline, then you can start all over again.
Finally, I would like to calm my parents. We all for some reason trust foreign medicine more. And this is a fact! So, American doctors generally do not know such a thing as a dysbacteriosis in a baby and do not use it in the formulation of their diagnoses.