What are the dangers of diarrhea in children?

Diarrhea in babies can cause dehydration in the body. Diarrhea can cause a lot of harm to babies. If not treated in time, it will affect all organs of the baby's body. It will not only affect the healthy development of the child, but also lead to various complications. Therefore, if parents find that their baby has diarrhea, they must not be careless. The most important thing is to let the baby recover as soon as possible.

(1) Malnutrition and vitamin deficiency: If the diarrhea lasts for a long time, such as long fasting time or long-term calorie deficiency, it can often cause malnutrition and various vitamin deficiencies. Indigestion and malnutrition can cause each other, often resulting in a vicious cycle and leading to adverse consequences. Vitamin A deficiency can cause dry eyes and corneal softening, and vitamin D deficiency can cause hand and foot convulsions.

(2) Infection: Common infections include otitis media, angular cheilitis, upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia, furuncle, sepsis, urinary tract infection and phlebitis. Various infections may be the cause of diarrhea, but there are also secondary infections after diarrhea due to reduced systemic resistance. Children with chronic diarrhea or original malnutrition are prone to fungal infections, such as thrush, fungal enteritis, and even systemic fungal diseases.

(3) Toxic hepatitis: Severe diarrhea may cause jaundice, which is common in children with malnutrition and severe sepsis and has a poor prognosis. Therefore, toxic hepatitis is one of the serious complications of diarrhea.

(4) Others: such as acute renal failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, septic shock, toxic encephalopathy, etc. If not handled properly, acute heart failure, hyperkalemia, toxic intestinal paralysis, intestinal bleeding, intussusception, etc. may also occur. Intestinal perforation and peritonitis may occasionally be seen.

If the baby has diarrhea more often, the buttocks will be red and swollen. Under the condition of ensuring that the baby will not catch a cold, do not wrap the baby's buttocks too thickly. Wash the baby's buttocks in time, and try not to wipe it with a cloth after washing. If you must wipe it, it is best to press gently and do not rub it hard, otherwise it will make the baby's buttocks more red and swollen.