How to take medicine for diarrhea in children? Follow these medication principles for diarrhea in children

Pediatric diarrhea is a common pediatric disease. There is no immediate specific medicine for pediatric diarrhea. The principle of medication for pediatric diarrhea is to shorten the duration of diarrhea as much as possible, improve the symptoms of diarrhea, and reduce the complications caused by diarrhea. Therefore, the treatment of pediatric diarrhea should be based on nursing care, and appropriate medication should be used to control the development of the disease. Then it is necessary to actively prevent and treat complications such as dehydration and acidosis caused by diarrhea.

How to take medicine for diarrhea in children?

First of all, if you have children at home, you can prepare some common medicines for pediatric diarrhea. Common medicines for pediatric diarrhea are: 1. Intestinal flora regulators that can regulate intestinal microbial disorders, such as Mommy Love, Befida, etc. It can supplement and protect the probiotics in the intestine. Relieve the symptoms of diarrhea. 2. Some adsorbents. Such as Smecta. Smecta is a relatively strong drug, which can have a certain effect on children with severe diarrhea. It mainly repairs the damage to the digestive tract mucosa caused by diarrhea, and can also remove various viruses and bacteria that cause infectious diarrhea. 3. External patches for pediatric diarrhea. These patches are generally made of traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, such as the commonly used Dinggui umbilical patch. The above medicines are mainly used to improve the symptoms of diarrhea and can be used when children have diarrhea.

Secondly, according to the cause of pediatric diarrhea, see if antiviral and antibiotic drugs are needed. The use of antibiotics and antiviral drugs is mainly for infectious diarrhea in children. It is generally not recommended to use antibiotics to treat pediatric diarrhea. Because the use of antibiotics will aggravate intestinal reactions, thereby aggravating diarrhea. If the pediatric diarrhea is caused by bacterial infection, take the corresponding antibiotics according to the doctor's instructions. It is not recommended for parents to go to the pharmacy to buy antibiotics to treat pediatric diarrhea.

Secondly, in order to address the electrolyte imbalance that may be caused by diarrhea, rehydration treatment should be performed for pediatric diarrhea. First of all, when children have diarrhea, parents should pay attention to replenishing water for their children to prevent dehydration caused by diarrhea. If children have diarrhea and show symptoms of dehydration, rehydration salts should be given according to the severity of the dehydration symptoms to correct the electrolyte imbalance caused by diarrhea. For mild dehydration in children with diarrhea, silkworm pupae can be taken orally. If pediatric diarrhea causes poisoning and dehydration in children, intravenous drip must be used to quickly replenish electrolytes. If pediatric diarrhea is not treated promptly and effectively, and the pediatric diarrhea lasts for a long time, it may cause malnutrition or severe dehydration in children. At this time, potassium supplementation should be timely.

Although pediatric diarrhea is a common disease, an episode of pediatric diarrhea can have a significant impact on the child's body, so prevention is the main focus for pediatric diarrhea. Especially in autumn, we should be vigilant against autumn diarrhea and strengthen care for children in daily life.