Treatment of diarrhea in children

Diarrhea in children

 Many children have various health problems, the most prominent of which is diarrhea, which is the outflow of stools with a watery consistency that occurs in abundance and recurrence. , Which affects the balance of salts and water in the body and may cause the child to become dehydrated one or two days after the injury, so the mother should be careful to monitor her child and seek help from the doctor if the diarrhea continues, and we will learn in this article to treat diarrhea when children.

 Treatment of diarrhea in children

There are many treatments that limit the occurrence of diarrhea in children, depending on the causative factor, and the most prominent methods of treatment include the following:

• The mother should give her child with diarrhea natural juices containing mineral salts and vitamins to prevent dehydration.
•  Feed the baby yogurt or curd, as it contains yeasts that limit the multiplication of germs causing diarrhea.
• Feed the child starchy foods, such as: mashed potatoes and cooked rice.
• Avoid giving the child food containing fat.
•  Using a probiotic product that can be obtained from the pharmacy without a doctor's prescription, as it reduces the occurrence of diarrhea.
•  Avoid giving the child gluten-containing food if the cause of diarrhea is Celiac disease.
•  Diarrhea caused by parasitic infection can be treated with anti-parasitic medications. 
• Diarrhea in children with bacterial infection is treated by giving them antibiotics after consulting a doctor.
• In some cases, the doctor may administer the affected child an oral solution of water and salt to prevent it from drying out.
• In severe and frequent diarrhea, the child develops chronic dehydration, which requires hospitalization and fluid intravenous injection.

 Cases requiring a doctor's review

There are several cases that require going to the specialist doctor and taking appropriate treatment, and these cases:

•  the occurrence of diarrhea for more than two days and repeatedly.
• The child has a severe case of diarrhea.
•  The child develop stomach ache and pain.
• The child's desire to eat or drink is lost.
• Persistent vomiting.
• High body temperature and fever.
•  Blood coming out with watery stools.

Causes of diarrhea in children

•  give the child contaminated vegetables without washing them well with water.
• The child drank contaminated water.
• Child suffers from hypersensitivity to medications and certain foods.
•  Infection of the child with infection caused by parasites, bacteria or viruses.
•  Excessive drinking of fruit juices causes the child to develop diarrhea.
•  Child poisoning.
•  Neglecting child hygiene care.
• The mother neglects the rules of personal hygiene, including preparing a meal for the child without washing her hands after changing the baby's diaper or after she leaves the bathroom.
•  Prepare the baby's milk bottle without sterilizing it.
• Give the baby formula using unboiled water.

Symptoms of diarrhea in children

 Symptoms associated with diarrhea in children include:

• The child feels stomach ache and stomach ache, and the baby with colic expresses his pain by pulling his legs towards his stomach or crying.
• The child's body temperature is higher than normal, and this rise may be slight or severe, and the child may have a temperature of forty degrees Celsius.
•  The child has vomiting and nausea.
• Frequent flaccid defecation caused by infecting the child with parasites or bacteria.
•  Feeling thirsty.
•  Pharyngitis.
• Coughing a child.