How to cure diarrhea in children

Currently, pediatric diarrhea brings more harm. Many children will encounter diarrheal diseases, which cause serious damage to their gastrointestinal tract. For this reason, we need to clearly understand the knowledge of pediatric diarrheal diseases and do a good job in the prevention and treatment of this disease. Let's understand what are the prevention and treatment measures for this disease.

Prevention and treatment of diarrhea in children:

1. Diarrhea caused by improper diet is not seasonal. Due to the incomplete digestive system and low digestive capacity of infants, diarrhea is very likely to occur if they are improperly fed. If the food lacks protein and is high in carbohydrates, the food is easy to ferment in the intestines and cause diarrhea. Eating too much, too little, feeding at irregular times, eating a large amount of starch and fat foods too early, and suddenly changing the type of food can all cause digestive disorders. Do not use antibiotics for diarrhea caused by dietary factors. As long as the proportion and amount of food are properly adjusted, stop eating inappropriate foods, drink more water, and prevent dehydration, most sick children can recover on their own.

2. Viral diarrhea: Viral diarrhea often occurs in autumn, also known as "autumn diarrhea", which can infect the digestive tract and respiratory tract. The onset is relatively rapid, and the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection such as cough, runny nose, and tears are often the first. Children have a fever, and the body temperature can reach 39-40℃. On the day of onset, watery stools or egg drop soup-like stools can be discharged, often with mucus and no fishy smell. Children are more seriously dehydrated. This type of diarrhea is a viral infection, and the use of antibacterial drugs is ineffective. Symptomatic treatment or taking Chinese medicine should be given.

3. Diarrhea caused by climate factors. Sudden climate changes and cold abdomen increase intestinal motility; overheated weather reduces the secretion of digestive juices, and thirst and excessive milk intake increase the burden on the digestive tract, all of which can easily induce diarrhea. This type of diarrhea has obvious climate factors, so in winter, you should pay attention to keeping children warm and adding or removing clothes, especially when going out for activities. In summer, children evaporate more water, so you should replenish enough water in time, not with milk, and take necessary cooling measures. If this type of diarrhea occurs, you can recover by adjusting your diet and drinking water.

In addition to affecting the absorption of nutrients in food by infants and young children, diarrhea also consumes nutrients stored in the body and damages certain body tissues. This is because during diarrhea, nutrients that should have been digested and absorbed cannot enter the body, but the organs in the body still need to perform various physiological functions as usual. Long-term chronic diarrhea will cause malnutrition, making the child thin, with reduced resistance and prone to various diseases. This not only affects the normal growth and development of infants and young children, but also causes complications.