“Then diarrhea, then scrofula”... So in the old days they said about a series of troubles that happen one after another. If we take everything literally, then diarrhea and other intestinal troubles actually happen to children quite often. I think everyone knows that diarrhea is especially dangerous for young children.
Can diarrhea be treated? folk remedies? Yes, you can. But first you should clearly understand what kind of diarrhea you are dealing with. Is it a consequence of indigestion or a symptom of a dangerous and serious disease? The answer to this question will explain the advisability of using the funds alternative medicine. Let's try to figure it out.
It is unlikely that anyone has difficulty recognizing diarrhea in a child. Symptoms are always characteristic. These include loose stools, frequent urge to go to the toilet, abdominal pain, and lack of appetite. The child may become lethargic, apathetic, or, conversely, irritable and aggressive.
Sometimes in feces Ah, you can see blood impurities, large fragments of food that are not completely digested. Cutting bad smell feces should also alert parents.
If the symptoms are more or less clear, then it is much more difficult to recognize the causes of diarrhea. If the condition is caused by the fact that the child ate a low-quality product or you made poorly compatible food combinations (herring with milk, for example), then such diarrhea is quite easy to overcome with the help of “grandmother’s” recipes.
If diarrhea is a consequence of acclimatization in a child (during a change in climate, drinking water, new food, when traveling on vacation to the sea), then the use of folk remedies is also effective and justified.
Diarrhea as a symptom of the presence of worms in a child is also subject to correction with folk remedies, as are the helminthic infestations themselves.
If the cause of diarrhea lies in violations from the nervous system, then non-traditional therapeutic measures should be aimed not only at eliminating loose and frequent stools, but also at normalizing the child’s psycho-emotional background and solving his psychological problems.
Diarrhea of viral origin (enterovirus, rotavirus infections) can be treated quite successfully with the help of drugs from the arsenal traditional medicine at home.
Sometimes diarrhea begins in children due to a lack of certain enzymes, if the pancreas cannot cope with its “duties”. Such a disorder requires qualified medical assistance.
However, if there is blood in the stool, and diarrhea is accompanied severe pain in the abdomen, a strong smell of feces, severe intoxication, the child may require quite traditional medical care. It is possible that the intestinal infection was caused by dangerous bacteria or viruses. Diarrhea can also be a symptom of a serious gastrointestinal disease.
And in the next video, Doctor Komarovsky will tell us all about childhood intestinal infections.
Diarrhea can lead to dehydration. In addition, with frequent loose stools, the child rapidly loses vitamins, microelements, useful substances.
Rely on healing effect using folk remedies is quite stupid and even criminal if a child has diarrhea accompanied by vomiting, blood is noticeable in the stool, and severe pain is observed. It is best to call " Ambulance", because it may turn out that your baby does not need tea from medicinal herbs, but urgent surgery.
Not always folk remedies can cope with such a condition of the body as intestinal dysbiosis. If diarrhea occurs while taking antibiotics or immediately after a course of treatment, correction will also require drug treatment. “Grandma’s” recipes can only temporarily “muffle” the manifestations of dysbiosis, but will not rid the child of it completely and will not be able to restore the intestinal microflora to its full extent.
It is definitely dangerous to treat bacterial infections that cause diarrhea with herbs and garlic enemas. These are cholera, dysentery, salmonellosis and staphylococcal infection. With such diarrhea, the baby usually experiences vomiting and a high fever.
For diarrhea that accompanies diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (pancreatitis, hepatitis, etc.), therapy specifically for the diseased organ is required, and not symptomatic treatment.
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Boil 100 grams of rice in unsalted water, drain, the rice can be eaten by adults, cool the broth until warm and let the child drink it several times a day. For babies under 1 year old – a tablespoon 3-4 times a day, for children from 1 to 3 years old – a quarter glass 3 times a day, for older children – half a glass 3 times a day. Diarrhea can be stopped in 2-3 days with the help of rice decoction.
A drug with this name normalizes the water-salt balance in the body, disturbed by repeated liquid bowel movements. But if the child has diarrhea, and home medicine cabinet There is not a single packet of “Regidron” and for some reason there is no way to urgently get to the pharmacy; you can prepare the medicine yourself.
Take sugar (a tablespoon), salt (a teaspoon) and a glass of boiled water, cooled to room temperature. Mix it all and give your baby a few sips every 15 minutes. This product is suitable for newborns, children 2-5 years old, and teenagers.
Both oak bark infusion, which is sold in pharmacies, and dry raw materials are suitable. The infusion is diluted with boiled water and enemas are given for diarrhea; a decoction of the bark is also suitable for this use. To prepare the product, take a tablespoon of crushed bark and two spoons pharmaceutical chamomile. Mix everything and pour boiling water (500 g).
Let the resulting liquid infuse for about an hour in a thermos, after which it should be strained through several layers of gauze, add a few drops of valerian tincture. The resulting product is used for enemas three times a day. Children from birth to three years old are given oak bark only with the permission of the pediatrician.
Using this remedy, you can stop diarrhea in children of any age, however, if the baby is not yet 2 years old, this plant should be used with extreme caution and only with the permission of a doctor. You will need a teaspoon of dried chicory flowers (the collection is sold in pharmacies and private herbalists) and half a liter of water. You need to boil the raw material for about 10 minutes, then let the broth brew thoroughly. Strain and give children 1 teaspoon 3 times a day, and children aged 3 years and older - 1.5 tablespoons three times a day.
These children's favorite fruits are rich in potassium, and it is its deficiency that occurs in the body as a result of diarrhea. In addition, parents do not have to persuade their child to take medicine; bananas are tasty and healthy. Give your child one ripe fruit every hour.
If your child has not yet learned to chew food thoroughly, grind the banana pulp in a blender and let your baby eat the resulting puree. You shouldn’t wash down or eat a banana with anything. Usually the yellow fruit cures diarrhea within a day.
Older children can be given pomegranate seeds; children should not be given them. To treat diarrhea in children aged 6-7 years, make a decoction of pomegranate peel. Remove it from one ripe medium-sized fruit, add water (0.5 liters) and boil.
Let it brew, strain through several layers of gauze, and then give the child, cooled, 2-3 teaspoons several times a day. Pomegranate is rich in tannins, and diarrhea usually clears up in one to two days.
The fruits of this tree, as everyone knows from childhood, are very astringent. This effect is due to the presence of a large amount tannins in bird cherry berries, they are rightfully considered one of the most effective means from diarrhea. Throw 5-7 berries into a glass of boiling water and leave for about an hour. Then the drink is heated to a warm state and given to the child in small portions each time before meals.
This berry is truly unique: when it is ripe, it has a laxative effect, and when it is dried, it excellent remedy from diarrhea. Take 30 gr. dried blueberries, make a decoction using 250 grams of water. Give your child a quarter glass of the resulting drink 4 times a day.
Brew 4 grams of raw materials in 250 grams of boiling water, boil in a water bath for 15 minutes, let it brew and give the child 2 tablespoons of water 4 times a day. Alder renders positive impact on the intestinal mucous membranes, normalizes peristalsis.
The optimal treatment regimen for diarrhea is prescribed by a specialist after establishing the true causes of diarrhea. Delay in most cases poses a serious risk to the child's life, because diarrhea leads to fairly rapid dehydration of the body, and this condition can be fatal.
To determine the causes of diarrhea at home, you can use special tests which are sold in pharmacies. They are able to answer the question of whether a bacterial or other infection caused loose stools.
In order not to treat unpleasant symptoms such as diarrhea, you must strictly follow the rules of hygiene. Teach your child to wash his hands before eating and immediately after returning from a walk, let him know from an early age that vegetables and fruits should only be consumed washed. Do not give your child spring water.
Nursing mothers should closely monitor own diet, avoid taking foods that have a pronounced laxative effect (plums, for example). Then the baby’s loose stools will be an infrequent occurrence.
Young children are susceptible to acute viral infections much more often than adults, so a child can develop diarrhea at any time. The cause of indigestion is most often poor hygiene and contact with carriers of infection, so, first of all, keep your hands and food clean and be sure to protect your baby from communicating with sick people.
Disorder digestive tract can manifest itself for many reasons; depending on the causative agent of the disease, the following types of diarrhea are distinguished:
Regardless of the cause of diarrhea in a child aged 1 or 2 years, the disorder should be treated immediately, since prolonged diarrhea leads to dehydration, which causes many organs to begin to function incorrectly, general condition health deteriorates sharply, and immune system may not fully recover.
Symptoms of diarrhea in children can manifest themselves in different ways: some will have all of the listed symptoms, while other children will have only one of the listed symptoms.
Main signs of diarrhea:
To diagnose the cause of diarrhea in a child, a stool test should be performed. Based on the presence of barium sulfate in feces, the cause of the disorder can be determined. Making an accurate diagnosis greatly simplifies the treatment process, since different types of diarrhea require different medications.
How to treat diarrhea in a child aged 1-2 years?
Treatment of young children should in no case be carried out independently, because many medications are not intended for use under the age of 1 year, most of them can be used from 2 years of age, and special syrups and suspensions with a minimum amount of medicines.
If at least a few symptoms of diarrhea appear in a child, you should immediately call a doctor who will diagnose accurate diagnosis. Before the doctor arrives, the baby should be given salt water; for babies from 1 year of age, you can use the Regidron pharmacy solution diluted with a glass of water. If you don’t have pharmaceutical saline solutions at home, you can prepare a special mixture for a glass warm water You will need ½ tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar; this composition can be stored for no more than a day. If the temperature is high, the baby should be given an antipyretic in the amount indicated for his age.
Basic rules for treating diarrhea in babies under 1 year of age:
Tips for treating diarrhea in a child over 2 years of age:
There is no single cure for diarrhea in children aged 1 or 2 years, since depending on the cause of diarrhea, methods of treating it vary. When it comes to your child's health, you should not self-medicate, because traditional methods, despite their effectiveness, can do more harm than good for a fragile body.
Diarrhea, more commonly known as diarrhea, is one of the most common infectious diseases. In the ranking of morbidity, diarrhea in children is in second place after ARVI. Due to certain differences between a child’s body and an adult’s, diarrhea in children is more severe, and the risk of serious complications is much higher.
Parents face a difficult task - determine the cause of loose stools, choose necessary medicine from diarrhea and consult a specialist if certain symptoms appear.
In this article, we will look at what can be given to a child for diarrhea, which antibiotics are more effective for diarrhea in children, and what preventative measures exist.
There are several types of diarrhea depending on the main cause: food, dyspeptic, neurogenic, infectious, drug. However all varieties have similar symptoms:
Highlight some of the most common reasons diarrhea:
Surely every parent has experienced diarrhea in children more than once.
If this light form disease, then it is quite possible to defeat it on your own, at home.
But if the disease is more serious, and there are following symptoms, then it’s better to seek help from a specialist:
As mentioned above, the course of diarrhea in a child differs significantly from the course in an adult; this is a great stress for the child. Diarrhea in combination with vomiting leads to loss of moisture, disruption of water-salt balance, and disruption of the balance of micro- and macroelements. All this leads to dehydration, which can be fatal. Thus, when the first symptoms appear, treatment should be started immediately. However, you should not treat yourself.
Only a qualified specialist will prescribe the drug correctly, will determine the dose, give valuable recommendations on how to treat little patient. This is especially true for children under one year of age.
Drugs prescribed for vomiting and diarrhea can be divided into several main groups. Let's consider antidiarrheal drugs each group.
Probiotic preparations for diarrhea are most often chosen to restore the child’s body after a course of antibiotics, with the development of dysbiosis:
Hilak forte
This drug normalizes intestinal function and restores its unique microflora. The main active ingredients are lactic acid, obtained biosynthetically, its salts and products obtained during digestion by microflora.
Normobakt
The antidiarrheal agent combines bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. It is prescribed for stool problems, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. The main components are bifidobacteria and lactobacilli.
Lactobacterin
The main effect of the drug is aimed at normalizing intestinal activity and restoring the functioning of the immune system, accelerating metabolic processes. The main active element is lactobacilli. Should not be given to a child with hypersensitivity.
Bifidumbacterin
For greater ease of use, the drug is produced in two forms: tablets and capsules, as well as in powder form, which must be dissolved in water. This anti-diarrhea suspension for children is most often chosen for food and toxic infections. The main active ingredient is live bacteria. Do not dissolve the drug in hot water.
Loperamide
This is a more improved and modernized analogue of Motilium and Imodium. The main action is aimed at increasing the period of passage of substances in the intestine by slowing down its peristalsis. They also increase the tone of the rectal sphincter and reduce the urge to defecate. Main active substance is loperamide. Contraindications include dysentery, pregnancy, acute intestinal infections. Loperamide can be given to children from the age of six.
Phthalazole
Phthalazole has a wide range of actions, but the main thing is the fight against microbes that have colonized the intestines. The main active ingredient of phthalazole is phthalylsulfathiazole. Phthalazole can be given to children from two months.
Furazolidone
Most often prescribed for food infections and dysentery. The composition is based on furazolidone. These anti-diarrhea tablets should not be used by pregnant women, children under one year of age, or persons with nervous system disorders.
Tetracycline
Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is effective against many intestinal lesions. Many people are interested in whether it can be given to children. It is possible, but starting from the age of eight. When taking tetracycline, you must carefully monitor the dosage. For children, it is no more than 20-25 milligrams per kilogram of weight per day.
Enterol
This drug helps improve the secretion of enzymes by the intestines and has an antitoxic effect. The drug is contraindicated for children under one year of age.
Enterosgel
This is a unique gel that effectively removes all toxins, bacterial waste products, allergens from the body and has an adsorbing effect. When taking it, it is necessary to monitor compatibility with other medications, otherwise the absorption of other drugs will be much lower.
Polysorb
It is used in the form of an aqueous suspension. Allowed for children under one year of age. The dosage is calculated depending on the child's weight.
Phosphalugel
It has an adsorbing, enveloping and antacid effect (neutralizes hydrochloric acid). Allowed for children under one year of age.
In order to protect your baby in the future and not be tormented by the question of what to give your child for diarrhea, you need to follow a number of simple rules:
So, in this article we looked at remedies for diarrhea in children and found out that children under one year old should not be given antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription. Tetracycline (only from the age of eight) and phthalazole (from the age of six) should be used with great caution.
Treatment of a baby requires a lot of parental attention and constant monitoring. It must be started in a timely manner, otherwise more serious complications may develop.
Diarrhea is the most common digestive disorder in children. These are loose, watery stools that occur at least 3 times a day. In addition to the failed functioning of a young child’s body, the causes of the condition are infections and serious illness intestines. Every parent should closely monitor the baby. If you have additional symptoms, consult your doctor immediately.
Correct diet and effective drug treatment– deposit quick recovery baby's health.
The drugs used for diarrhea affect the body in a certain way. There are:
There is no universal remedy that combines the listed symptoms; it is necessary to select the drug for the baby individually, depending on the cause of the diarrhea.
Treatment is considered effective when not only the symptom of diarrhea disappears, but also other manifestations of the disease.
Anti-diarrhea medications are available in different forms; tablets are not suitable for all children for a number of reasons. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the composition and duration of action of the medicine.
Indications for use of drugs:
Reasons and solution:
In order not to harm your child, be sure to read the instructions and possible side effects and contraindications:
These drugs can cause dyspeptic disorders, allergies, and pain.
The instructions should be studied for each individual drug.
From the first day of illness, it is important for a small patient to provide proper care and prescribe a gentle diet and ensure bed rest. If you have diarrhea, you must follow your doctor's instructions.
The mentioned groups of drugs are used to treat the underlying disease, i.e. for the treatment of bacterial and viral infections. When prescribing a long course, any antibiotic is taken under the guise of probiotics. At severe course For bacterial diarrhea, it is advisable to prescribe antibiotic injections, this eliminates the loss of drugs due to vomiting and diarrhea. Medicines are prescribed individually and depend on the type of pathogen and the severity of the disease.
A group of anti-diarrhea drugs that can bind toxins, poisonous substances and allergens.
Like any drugs, enterosorbents have a number of contraindications; you should consult your doctor.
For indigestion with microflora disturbances, probiotics containing beneficial bacteria.
Due to the risk of dehydration, it is important to replenish lost water. In severe cases, intravenous administration of drugs is performed.
Restore water balance the body is allowed on its own: mix 1 liter. warm water, 2 tbsp. sugar, 1 tsp. salt, soda. If the child refuses to drink, take small sips until the lost volume of liquid is restored.
Other drugs:
The dose is selected individually.
Parents of children are often faced with the need to use medications for their children. The most commonly used antipyretic and analgesic medications. In second place in popularity are immunomodulators and antiviral agents. Compositions for normalizing the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract have also become widespread. This article will discuss medications for diarrhea for children over one year old. You will find out how you can correct this condition in your baby. It is also worth saying what to do if diarrhea and fever appear in a child (3 years and older).
Before giving anything for diarrhea to children (one year and older), you need to find out the cause of this symptom. It is worth noting that diarrhea or loose stools are always the result of some effect on the body. Diarrhea is not an independent pathology. Most often, its appearance is preceded by certain factors.
We can talk about diarrhea only if loose, watery stools occur more than three times a day. At the same time, the volume of each portion of feces is quite decent. More often this sign appears due to changes in diet. Can also cause diarrhea stressful situations, which the baby got into. Diarrhea in children is often caused by an intestinal infection. In this case, we are talking about infection of the body.
If diarrhea suddenly occurs in a child over one year old, treatment should be started as soon as possible. If you don't have a fever, you don't have to worry too much. Most likely, this is how the baby’s body reacts to new foods. What to do if a child (4 years old) has diarrhea?
First, remember what you fed your baby. If the baby ate in kindergarten or with his grandmother, then it is necessary to interview adults and find out what his diet consisted of. When discovering new ingredients, it is worth remembering that such a reaction occurs to them. Be sure to give your baby medicine for diarrhea. For children over one year of age, most medications are already allowed. Before the age of 12 months, medications are most often not used. The only exceptions are particularly severe cases involving dehydration. Let's look at which medications are the most popular for diarrhea (for children over one year old), and find out how the treatment is carried out.
If a child (2 years old) has fever and diarrhea, he or she must be given an antipyretic. It is worth noting that such drugs are used only when the thermometer shows more than 38 degrees. If the baby is prone to seizures, treatment can be started earlier. In this case, you need to pay attention to how the child (3 years old) behaves. Vomiting, diarrhea, temperature above 37.5 degrees require the use of antipyretics.
These medications include the following: “Nurofen”, “Nimulid”, “Paracetamol”, “Nise”, “Cefekon” and so on. They all can have different shape release. For diarrhea, it is preferable to use suspensions, syrups and tablets. When diarrhea and vomiting occur in a child (2 years and older), you can try the use of rectal suppositories (although this is not advisable for such symptoms). They begin to work much faster than tablets and have a longer lasting effect.
If the baby's illness is accompanied by symptoms such as fever and diarrhea, the child (2 years and older) may have infectious disease. In this case we are talking about intestinal flu or rotavirus. In this case, it is quite appropriate to use drugs that fight viruses. Immunomodulatory medications can also be used if diarrhea occurs in a child (2 years old) without fever.
The list of such compounds includes the following: “Viferon”, “Interferon”, “Kipferon”, “Likopid”, “Genferon Light”, “Isoprinosine”, “Anaferon” and so on. These medications are available in the form of solutions for intravenous administration or instillation into the nose. You can also meet rectal suppositories, tablets and powders. Choose the form that is most convenient for your child to use. If you have diarrhea, it is better not to use suppositories. rectal administration. Otherwise, the effect may not be as expected. If the baby does not have a temperature, then give preference to tablets, solutions and powders for preparing liquid formulations.
Medicine for diarrhea for children over one year of age should always contain sorbents. These substances help remove toxins and intestinal irritants from the body. When using such formulations, you should always take into account the child’s age, body weight and height. Also monitor the baby's condition. If you feel unwell and have severe food poisoning, the dose of such drugs can be increased on the recommendation of a doctor. The group of sorbents includes the following drugs:
Before giving this medicine for diarrhea to children over one year old, you need to read the instructions. Many formulations promote strong cleansing of the stomach and intestines. They are not absorbed into the blood. However, they do not allow other medications to do this. That is why when using complex therapy You need to give your baby sorbents 2-3 hours after taking another drug or the same time before.
If diarrhea occurs in a child (3 years old) without fever and additional signs of malaise, then it is quite possible to get by with drugs that reduce intestinal motility. Such compositions inhibit motility and help reduce the amount of feces excreted. In this case, the body stops losing the moisture it needs, and the threat of complications disappears. These medications include the following medications:
It must be remembered that these medications are used only when diarrhea in a child (3 years and older) does not have additional signs of illness. In case of poisoning, you should not direct your efforts to reduce intestinal motility. This will only slow down the time it takes for the baby to remove toxins from the body.
If diarrhea in a child (3 years and older) is accompanied by copious discharge mucus, foam and other impurities in the stool, then there is a need to take broad-spectrum drugs. Most likely, the pathology is caused by the addition of a bacterial infection. Relief after such a correction can occur within a few hours. Every day the baby will feel better. Antimicrobial agents include the following drugs:
If you have started treatment with antimicrobial agents, relief from them should come as soon as possible. When diarrhea in a child (5 years and younger) persists two days after correction, this indicates that the drug is not suitable. Perhaps the baby has a viral rather than bacterial pathology.
If a child is one year old, vomiting and diarrhea, what to do in this case? Of course, consult a doctor. This condition is dangerous for small children due to the possibility of dehydration. In addition to classical methods and common medications, the doctor often prescribes a course of beneficial bacteria. Such remedies allow you to quickly restore intestinal microflora and improve digestion. The compositions also turn out to be very effective in correcting diarrhea, which becomes a consequence of long-term antibacterial therapy. These medications include the following:
It must be remembered that when using complex therapy to treat diarrhea, it is advisable to give beneficial bacteria after use antibacterial agents. If you take these medications at the same time, you will not get any effect from the medications to restore your intestinal microflora.
If a child (3 years old or younger) has diarrhea and vomiting, you should consult a doctor and get the appropriate prescriptions. However, many parents prefer to use their grandmother's recipes. Doctors strongly advise against doing this. After all, it is completely unknown how a baby may react to the use of a particular ingredient. Their use is permissible only as an addition to the main therapy and after consultation with a pediatrician. Here are some popular recipes for treating diarrhea in children with folk remedies:
In addition to all the means described above good method is compliance with the diet. If all conditions and rules are observed, the baby will quickly come to his senses and recover from the illness.
The misconception is that children need fruit for any illness. During diarrhea, it is strictly forbidden to give your child fresh fruits. These products will only contribute to increased fermentation in the intestines. You should also limit your consumption of sweets. Chocolate, pastries and carbonated drinks should be completely excluded from the diet until the end of treatment. Dairy products are also prohibited. The only exception is breast milk or an adapted formula.
Prepare low-fat soup for your child. Use cereals that give the dish a jelly-like consistency. So, rice water or porridge without adding oil helps very well. Offer your baby a small amount of preservative-free crackers with strong broth. Let your child drink as much as possible.
During diarrhea in children, the main danger is dehydration. It can lead to disruptions in the functioning of all systems and organs. That is why it is so important to replenish the lack of fluid in the baby’s body.
Let the little one drink more. It could be plain water, breast milk, fruit drinks and decoctions. Avoid offering juice and carbonated drinks. Such liquid will only irritate the already sore intestines.
Experts strongly do not recommend using boiled liquid for drinking for a child. It contains a large number of impurities that contribute to the formation of oxalates. Give preference to special baby water. You can also prepare a special solution for your child that replenishes the deficiency of salts in the body. Similar bulk mixtures, for example "Regidron", are sold in every pharmacy chain. You just need to dilute them according to the instructions and give them to your baby.
In addition to the treatment and diet used, it is necessary to ensure maximum comfort for the child. Often during diarrhea in babies, the anus area becomes irritated. The kids start crying and complaining about pain. Use wet wipes for your child during this period instead of toilet paper. Periodically wash your child and lubricate the anal area with fatty substances. This could be Vaseline, Bepanten cream, Panthenol ointment, and so on. All of them have a softening, regenerating and relieving effect.
Provide your child with bed rest. Of course, two-year-old babies will not be able to sit still for long, even during illness. However, the more their body rests from physical activity, the faster the recovery will come. Be patient and don't get annoyed. It’s much harder for your baby now than it is for you. Hold your child in your arms more often and talk about how much you love him. Such care will help you recover from the disease faster.
Avoid any walks during diarrhea. Wash your baby's hands often. Use antibacterial compounds for this. If the baby stomach flu, protect the child from contact with other family members. If there are other children in the house, then it is worth spending preventive measures for them. Most often, a course of immunomodulators is prescribed.
What to do if a child has diarrhea and vomiting? When the baby becomes lethargic, has a high fever, and any liquid taken orally comes back out, you should immediately call an ambulance. Most likely, you will be offered hospitalization. Within the walls of the hospital, specialists will be able to provide the child with appropriate assistance in a timely manner. Most often, it involves placing drips with saline and glucose. This medicine will replenish the deficiency of microelements and fluid in the baby’s body. This will avoid dehydration and complications associated with it.
Be sure to call emergency assistance when a child complains about sharp pains in the abdominal cavity. It is strictly forbidden to take any medications on your own. Many drugs have an analgesic effect. Taking them can cause a blurred clinical picture and make diagnosis difficult. In some cases, if a child has diarrhea, emergency surgery is required. It is appropriate for inflammation of the appendix, peritonitis and other diseases.
So, what to do about diarrhea in children? Now you know the answer to this question. You were also able to get acquainted with the list of the most common remedies for treating this symptom. Remember that for proper medication correction you need to visit a pediatrician. Otherwise, you may not only not help your baby, but also worsen his well-being.
Try not to self-medicate and do not use the advice of experienced friends. What worked for their children may have the opposite effect on your child. Carry out treatment only after preliminary diagnosis. Be healthy and may your children never get sick!
At any age, a child can develop diarrhea. Liquid and frequent stool, as well as stomach upset, if all this is not treated on time, then it is unknown what dangerous consequences they are expecting you. To prevent this from happening, you need to take care of this in advance and study what medications will help your children.
After all, only with effective medications will there be improvement, and the baby will easily cope with this problem. What are the symptoms of indigestion: vomiting, pain and cramps in the abdomen, nausea and elevated body temperature.
If your child has diarrhea, you need to give plenty of water.
The most important thing is that if a child has vomiting and diarrhea and they are caused by poisoning or an intestinal infection, then you need to drink a lot of water and thereby replenish lost fluid.
After bowel movements become more frequent, useful substances are released from the child’s body along with feces, and they are an integral part in ensuring good functioning.
You can buy powdered medications at the pharmacy; they must be dissolved in water and taken in small sips throughout the entire period of exacerbation. The best of them are:
In addition to medicines from the pharmacy, you can treat your child with home remedies, for example, drinking fruit jelly, rice broth, carrot broth and herbal tea. Even at home, make a solution for drinking; you will need a liter of boiled water, half a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of soda. Also prepare a decoction of dried fruits, rose hips, raisins or chamomile.
But still, among home remedies, rice water is the best, firstly, it is easy to prepare, and secondly, when it enters the intestines, it thickens stool, helps remove them from the body, and also reduces fermentation, flatulence and bloating.
Regidron is an excellent drug for diarrhea.
Diarrhea in an infant is a rather dangerous condition, so you need to contact your pediatrician as soon as possible. It is certainly impossible to treat diarrhea in such a baby on your own, because it is very serious and there is a possibility of irreparable results. For some symptoms, you need to urgently call an ambulance:
A baby who has just turned one month old will be best helped against diarrhea by pharmaceutical electrolytes, that is, Regidron, Glucosolan. These drugs replenish the water-salt balance in the body. Give the finished solution to your child from a spoon or bottle.
Please note that if the baby suddenly vomits immediately after drinking, then give the drug again after a quarter of an hour.
Do not stop breastfeeding under any circumstances; on the contrary, it is advisable to increase the number of feedings per day. Well, if the child is artificial, feel free to give formula, just reduce the amount of formula at each feeding.
Smecta is a sorbent that can be used by children.
When treating intestinal disorders, doctors often recommend different sorbents. They help rid the body of toxins that poison the baby from the inside.
These medications are taken orally immediately after bowel movements and continue to be used throughout treatment.
The main advantage of such drugs is that they are absorbed into the intestines. After a couple of days, the child will be free from intoxication and protected from toxic substances.
Remember, if after using sorbents the child begins to have bowel movements less often than once every two days, then immediately stop the drug. Sorbents that can be used by children:
If a child has diarrhea and a tummy ache, then Smecta is best suited. It is suitable for children of different ages. You just need to dissolve a bag of powder in boiled water and give the child something to drink, preferably in small portions. You can also add this solution to food. A noticeable improvement in the child will occur within a couple of hours. If the pain is severe, you can give your child painkillers:
Bifidumbacteria are a pribiotic that helps the intestines function normally.
In addition to electrolytes and sorbents, in order for the child to recover quickly, the doctor will most likely prescribe prebiotics and probiotics.
The difference between these drugs is that prebiotics promote the proliferation of microbes in the body, while probiotics contain beneficial microorganisms that help the intestines function normally. Pribiotics are represented by the following preparations:
Sometimes these drugs are prescribed after treatment with antibiotics to revitalize the intestinal microflora. Prebiotics include:
Pancreatin is an enzyme-based anti-diarrhea remedy for children.
Diarrhea can be caused by a disease of the digestive tract. Enzyme preparations indispensable in the treatment of such diseases.
These drugs are mainly prescribed when diarrhea does not stop. long time, and the baby’s well-being becomes worse.
However, enzymes should not be taken earlier than 3 days after the onset of diarrhea. The following medications are suitable for children:
Treatment should be continued for 3-7 days. Children should absolutely not take Festal, Enzistal or Digustal; they can only worsen the baby’s health.
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Rotavirus infection is accompanied by diarrhea and elevated temperature.
Suddenly your baby begins to have diarrhea and a fever, and you immediately wonder what to give your child in this case. You cannot treat a child yourself; this can have a detrimental effect on the child’s health.
In addition, you did not find out what caused his intestinal upset, from bacteria or viruses. Basically, these symptoms appear in children when a virus enters the body:
If a virus was detected during the diagnosis, then treatment with antibacterial agents may not be started; it still will not help. Antibiotics are prescribed by a doctor when bacteria have entered the body. Only a doctor can correctly assess the risks and prevent the consequences. Children are often prescribed:
Under no circumstances should children be given antibacterial agents that contain loperamide. These are Imodium, Diarol and Lopedium.
Improper consumption of antibacterial agents can lead to intestinal dysbiosis, cause immune system disorders and even become addictive. If you repeat the course of treatment, such medications will most likely not give the desired effect.
A one-year-old child can be given vegetable soup, ground in a blender.
For a child who is one year old, and even for older children, you need to create a diet for the treatment to be successful. You cannot eat rich broths, sweets, flour products, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables.
You also shouldn’t eat foods that “weaken” the body, that release large amounts of bile and gastric juice, which increase gas formation and fermentation in the intestines.
These are products such as: mushrooms, pickled vegetables, smoked products, fatty meats, legumes, cabbage and so on. The baby can drink milk 3 weeks after recovery.
For diarrhea, it is useful to eat boiled rice porridge, baked apples and bananas.
At the very beginning of treatment and until the results improve, feed your baby baby cereals. Or cook a light vegetable soup, then strain it through a sieve or grind it through a blender. This is necessary so that solid food does not harm the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, because it is already inflamed.
As soon as there is an improvement in the child's health, start giving dried pieces of bread, lean meat and fish, fruit purees and stewed vegetables. Do not give your baby sugar under any circumstances; it is strictly contraindicated for diarrhea.
If the treatment is correct, plus if you follow a diet, then the diarrhea should go away quickly, literally within a couple of days. In many cases, you don’t even have to start taking serious medications; they can provoke many side effects and have many contraindications.
Loose stools can appear at any age. But this phenomenon causes particular concern in childhood. Pathology can be caused various factors, but they are based on intestinal disorders. Parents should know the main symptoms and understand how to stop diarrhea in a child at two years old. It is this age interval that we will consider later in the article.
Diarrhea is associated with enhanced peristalsis intestines. In this case, the contents of the rectum and colon move much faster and feces do not have time to form. In young children aged 1-3 years, diarrhea can occur quite often and is not associated with any problems. The fact is that the work of the whole organism is not yet perfect, and the necessary enzymes for digesting food may not be enough. Therefore, at two years old, even the usual juice can cause diarrhea if the baby drinks more than the prescribed amount.
Before deciding how to stop diarrhea in a 2-year-old child, it is worth understanding the reasons for its occurrence. If there are no other signs, then dietary errors can be called the provoking factor. In this case, a change in diet will help eliminate unpleasant symptom. But loose stools can be combined with bloating, vomiting and fever. In this case, the baby should be shown to a doctor to choose treatment tactics.
Sometimes parents do not know what to give their child for diarrhea at 2 years old, and often rely on the advice of friends or advertising. However, doctors do not recommend doing this if the cause of diarrhea is unknown. The child's condition can only worsen. Moreover, you should not offer your child medications intended for adults.
Diarrhea in children of the third year of life can be caused by a banal violation in the diet. But viral and bacterial infections are also causes. Other symptoms include vomiting, fever and general weakness. The child may not eat, but if he refuses the offered drink, then this is warning sign. As a result, dehydration can develop, so it is important to understand how to stop diarrhea in a child at 2 years old so that it does not develop into a bigger problem.
At the age of 2-3 years, many children begin to attend preschool institutions. If sanitary standards are not followed when preparing food, diarrhea may be caused by a bacterial infection. In this case, the culprits are bacteria or pathogenic E. coli.
The cause may also be poor quality products, poor hand hygiene, or contact with a child infected with a bacterial infection. Let's figure out what can be done if a child is 2 years old and has diarrhea and what actions need to be taken.
If diarrhea is diagnosed at such a young age, it is important to prevent dehydration. Anti-diarrhea medications for 2-year-old children should replenish water deficiency, which is why it is so important to give them Regidron or other rehydration solutions.
A good treatment for diarrhea caused by pathogenic microbes is Enterofuril. It is recommended for acute diarrheal syndrome, if the child’s general health is satisfactory and there is no fever. However, for children under three years of age it is necessary to offer the product in the form of a suspension. The capsules are intended for those who are three years old and older.
If the baby does not want to eat on the first day of illness, then you should not insist. This is the main treatment for diarrhea in children under 2-3 years of age. But refusing to eat for more than three days is a reason to consult a pediatrician. However, it is important to ensure that your baby drinks enough fluids.
Quite often, diarrhea occurs in a child aged 2 years. Treatment is selected taking into account the severity of the condition and accompanying symptoms. Parents should take into account that all drugs for diarrhea are divided into groups:
What to give to a 2 year old child for diarrhea? The medications that are needed first of all should replenish the loss of salts and minerals. Many experts agree that plain water is not enough in this case. In severe cases, doctors administer special drugs intravenously. Can be used at home special solutions. Scientists have long known what ratio of salts and minerals should enter a child’s body, and based on this data they prepare special preparations. The dosage for a two-year-old is always indicated on the package.
The following powders are convenient to use and require only the addition of water:
If you don't have it at hand ready-made product, it can be prepared at home. To do this, add two teaspoons of sugar and 1/3 teaspoon of salt to one liter of warm water. The resulting solution is fed to the baby throughout the day.
Such drugs are designed to bind toxins, pathogenic microbes and remove them along with feces. If a 2-year-old child has diarrhea, the doctor will tell you what to do. Sorbents will definitely be recommended to remove the elements that cause the problem from the intestines. Their effectiveness has been scientifically proven; even in cases of poisoning, such drugs help. The composition of all basic products is natural, so it can be taken even in two years of age. Pediatricians often recommend the following medications:
The prescription of enzymes should be under the supervision of a physician. Their use is justified if it is clearly established that the cause of diarrhea is inflammation of the pancreas or diarrhea developed while taking antibiotics. The deficiency of certain enzymes is determined using a coprogram. The most well-known drugs that can be recommended for a two-year-old child include the following:
To stabilize the intestinal microflora, Hilak Forte is prescribed. For children it is indicated for diarrhea, flatulence or manifestations allergic reactions. The drug restores the acidity of the gastrointestinal tract, normalizes disturbed intestinal microflora, promotes the regeneration of damaged cells, and restores water and electrolyte balance. “Hilak Forte” is produced in drops. It is convenient for children to take it. Two year old baby can take from 20 to 40 drops at a time. It is necessary to take three meals a day.
If diarrhea is viral, the child may develop a fever. In this case, taking an antipyretic is justified. Preparations based on paracetamol or ibuprofen are recommended. But it is not advisable to give suppositories; it is better to limit yourself to syrup.
But painkillers for diarrhea in a baby are not recommended. The reception may hide an alarming symptom and help will be provided too late. To relieve painful spasms, you can only offer “No-shpu”.
If you have diarrhea, you must follow a gentle diet. On the first day of illness, you can eat nothing at all or significantly reduce your usual portion. This is necessary to relieve stress on the gastrointestinal tract and liver. As soon as the condition begins to improve, you can increase the amount of food you eat.
When creating a menu, you should consider the following recommendations from doctors:
Any parent should understand how to stop diarrhea in a 2-year-old child. There are things that are not recommended to do:
Thus, Loperamide is considered very effective against diarrhea. But contraindications include ages under 8 years. However, if necessary, the doctor can prescribe it for children who have just turned two years old.
You should not give painkillers if the baby complains of pain in the abdominal area. This will blur the symptoms and make it difficult for the doctor to make an accurate diagnosis.
Often parents do not know how to stop diarrhea in a 2 year old child. In addition to medications, there are quite effective traditional methods treatment:
In general, tea helps very well with intestinal disorders. Therefore, the drink can be offered to a child with virtually no restrictions.
Usually, diarrhea in a child goes away with proper treatment and care. But there are cases when medical attention is required. Parents should immediately take their child to the doctor if the following symptoms are observed:
A dangerous consequence of diarrhea is dehydration. To prevent this condition, you need to literally give your baby a spoonful of water. However, the use of juices or carbonated drinks is prohibited. It is best to use special solutions. You can limit yourself to water, to which sugar and salt are added.
An alarming factor for parents should always be when the frequency of bowel movements in junior schoolchildren increases up to several times a day, and stool acquires a watery consistency or has pathological inclusions.
Childhood diarrhea is usually called the “disease of dirty hands”: the youngest children grab and put everything they see in their mouths, and schoolchildren often do not follow the rules of hygiene. Drink dirty water, communication with animals, unwashed fruit– all these factors contribute to the entry of pathogenic microorganisms into the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, when diarrhea appears in a 6-year-old child, the first step is to exclude a possible intestinal infection.
The most common pathogens in growing children 6-7 years old are the same as in children - E. coli, salmonella and similar bacteria. Infection with them occurs through direct contact with a sick person and through the fecal-oral route, through unwashed hands, insufficiently clean dishes or poor-quality products. Intestinal infections that can cause diarrhea in a child are characterized by acute disorder stomach with loose stools and associated symptoms: fever, nausea progressing to vomiting, lack of appetite. The manifestations of food poisoning, which causes diarrhea in a 6-year-old child, are similar. It is caused by spoiled food eaten by children. With this form of pathology, acute diarrhea is accompanied by signs of intoxication: high temperature, sweating, pallor and general weakness.
At the age of 8-9 years, the development of loose stools, in addition to the above factors, can also contribute to the use of individual species food, especially if they are eaten in large quantities. Diarrhea in this case is short-term. Difficult-to-digest foods can cause diarrhea in a child 8-9 years old. Most often consumed in large quantities by children raw vegetables both fruits and fatty foods, especially fast food, especially if they are washed down with milk or sweet soda. Such loose stools are usually accompanied by bloating and pain in the abdomen. This happens because of the reaction from the outside gallbladder and severe irritation of intestinal receptors.
If such diarrhea in a child 8-9 years old was a one-time occurrence, and his condition improved within a few hours, no special therapeutic measures should be taken. After the diarrhea has passed, children can return to their usual diet, but such overeating should not be allowed in the future. But if parents begin to notice that at the age of 9, diarrhea has become a frequent occurrence in a child and, moreover, is accompanied by abdominal pain that occurs after eating usual foods, it is necessary to contact a specialist to undergo appropriate diagnostic tests. Such symptoms presumably indicate the appearance of serious disorders in the digestive system.
Children aged 10, 11, 12 may experience constant watery bowel movements with increased frequency of bowel movements, that is, chronic course diarrhea. The following reasons may contribute to the appearance of this condition:
If loose stool appears, and the child is 10 years old, and the watery stool has turned black, or the parents begin to notice red streaks in it, they should urgently show it to a specialist. This situation can arise not only due to the use of certain medications or foods, but also due to the development of quite severe pathologies, the least dangerous of which are anal fissures.
Diarrhea in an 11-year-old child has generally the same causes as in others. For the most part, they consist of non-compliance with personal hygiene rules and the abuse of poor quality or unsuitable products. But more serious preconditions for the occurrence of such a condition cannot be ruled out. Therefore, in the case of frequent occurrence of diarrhea in children, it is imperative to identify the root cause, which will allow the necessary measures to be taken and timely adequate treatment.
To prevent diarrhea in a 12-year-old child, it is necessary to follow preventive measures. Children of this age are already quite old, so they must consciously adhere to strict hygiene rules:
These simple rules can prevent loose stools in children school age in the case when diarrhea is not caused by any serious disease.
Diarrhea is a protective reaction of the body. When a child eats something inedible, either vomiting or diarrhea occurs. There is no need to be afraid of this; it is better to help the body get rid of what can harm it as quickly as possible. The danger with diarrhea is that it can lead to dehydration. Therefore, if you have diarrhea, you need to drink a lot of water, preferably salted water.
Diarrhea in a child can occur due to various reasons: against the background of teething, due to vaccination, due to the fact that pathogenic flora has somehow entered the body. Diarrhea often occurs after taking antibiotics, which kill all living things in the body. If diarrhea continues for more than two days, you need to go to the pediatrician, get tested and get a doctor's prescription. In some cases, hospitalization is necessary, because diarrhea may be caused by an infection.
Smecta is universal remedy against diarrhea, which can be given not only to adults, but also to newborn children. The drug adsorbs and removes active bile acids, excess hydrochloric acid and pathogenic bacteria from the body. Smecta is given to children with diarrhea; it lines the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines and restores the microflora.
Activated carbon removes any toxins from the body. They can treat patients of any age. The only drawback of this drug is that it leaches beneficial substances from the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, probiotics are prescribed for dysbiosis; activated charcoal is only given to children with diarrhea when the effects of poisoning need to be removed.
If a baby has diarrhea, it is not recommended to change its diet. Just feed in small portions and often, and not vice versa.
If the child already eats regular food, then he should not be given legumes, fatty foods, whole milk, fresh fruits and vegetables, canned food, broths, confectionery and flour products.
What to feed a child with diarrhea? The diet should include light food, steamed or oven-cooked. It is advisable to grind all food with a blender or rub through a sieve. To avoid dehydration, make sure your child drinks plenty of fluids. Weak tea, rosehip decoction, purified still water and dried fruit compote are suitable.
In order to restore intestinal flora after diarrhea, you must not only give the right medications, but also follow a strict diet. You can eat boiled porridge in water, jelly, cottage cheese and fermented milk products, lean fish and meat, boiled chicken eggs and baked apples. After the stool returns to normal, you must not give fresh fruits and vegetables, whole milk and anything that is prohibited for diarrhea for another five days.
A child’s diet for diarrhea depends on the reasons for the stool disorder. Perhaps the reason is not an infection, but food poisoning, allergies, metabolic or nutritional disorders.
In order to help your child recover quickly, you do not need to self-medicate, but immediately visit a doctor. If necessary, you need to go to the hospital and undergo full course treatment. It is important not only to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, but also to adhere to the diet. You also need to remember to drink. The most dangerous thing about diarrhea is dehydration. For a newborn baby it can be fatal. You need to drink often and in small portions. There is nothing complicated. We must be patient and believe that soon everything will pass, and the baby will become cheerful and active again.
Diarrhea is a bowel disorder. Due to prolonged diarrhea, the child becomes dehydrated. As soon as it reaches critical point, the protective reaction is to increase the temperature. Main and priority task- replenishment of lost fluid in the body of a sick child.
Desoldering should be done in small portions, but often. It is strictly forbidden to drink fruit juices, tea, milk, broth, soda or sweet compotes. Such drinking provokes increased dehydration due to insufficient amounts of microelements.
Quite often, the cause of diarrhea in a child can be a banal incompatibility of foods or lactose deficiency. Almost all small children swallow water when swimming in pools and ponds, and this causes diarrhea. For diarrhea, you can give a child a potent drug or use folk recipes. In this article we will talk about when and what measures need to be taken.
If the child’s diarrhea is short-lived and there are no serious changes in the general condition of the body, then it is quite possible to use light medications to maintain the body’s strength.
It is recommended to adhere to the diet for 2-3 days until the body is completely restored. At this time, exclude fatty meats and fish from food. Eat a lot of cereals: rice, buckwheat, oatmeal. Do not consume dairy products and fats.
Drug treatment with enterosorbents
Entrosorbents thicken stool and remove toxins from the body. It is necessary to take medications on the recommendation of a doctor, taking into account possible adverse reactions body.
In European countries, zinc preparations have long been prescribed for the treatment of diarrhea in children. This technique has recently appeared in our open spaces. Of the widely used drugs, we can recommend “Zinkrit”. Zinc helps reduce the severity of diarrhea and speedy recovery the body of a sick child.
A diet for 2-3 days is recommended. Boiled vegetables and lean boiled meat will restore the body's strength. Drink plenty of fluids. On the first day, the drug “Regidron” is recommended (to restore salt balance and replenish lost fluid).
Probiotics have a gentle effect on the body. They restore healthy microflora in the intestines. This helps the intestines to independently counteract the infection that caused the disorder.
A course of prebiotics is usually carried out from a week to one month (depending on the severity of the disease and its consequences). At this time, raw vegetables and fruits, as well as fermented milk products, are excluded from the diet. Breast milk is allowed. Meat and fish - only low-fat varieties and boiled or steamed.
Antibiotics are required to treat a bacterial intestinal infection or severe food poisoning. Antibiotics are not recommended unless absolutely necessary. After a course of antibiotics, a course of restoration of intestinal microflora is necessary.
[b]Signs for which you should immediately contact a specialist
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September 17, 2013
Children are most vulnerable to various infections and viruses. They get sick more often than adults colds and intestinal disorders. This is explained by the fact that the child’s body is at the stage of growing up, the immune system is not yet so strengthened, which is why kids suffer from various diseases. Our article is devoted to such an unpleasant and dangerous ailment as diarrhea (diarrhea). This disorder is associated with a violation of the intestinal microflora, and its cause can be completely different diseases.
Diarrhea in children is a serious threat to life. It can lead to dehydration and cause negative consequences. There is no point in delaying and waiting for improvement. What to give a child for diarrhea? Here main question, which worries every mother. The main point in treating diarrhea caused by an intestinal infection is drinking plenty of fluids.
Such disorders can be cured at home, if it is not associated with another pathology. Of course, it is necessary to take into account the child’s age and general condition. What can you give your child for diarrhea? Verified folk recipes will eliminate symptoms. Rice water diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1:3 will help with this condition. The drink should be given to the child every hour or two in small portions. If no positive dynamics are observed the next day, then you need to call a doctor.
Often, a violation of the intestinal microflora is associated with dysbiosis, which can be triggered by taking antibiotics or poor-quality products. This disease easy to recognize. With this disease, the child's stool becomes greenish and unpleasant. sour smell. With diarrhea, foamy liquid stool and pain in the navel area may be observed.
What to give a child for diarrhea due to dysbacteriosis? It is mainly necessary to restore the microflora; lactobacilli will help with this. You can brew mint tea for your child. To do this, you need to buy the herb at the pharmacy and prepare a decoction. You can add honey to this tea to improve the taste (if you are not allergic). A decoction of the common mantle helps well.
The causes of diarrhea in children are acute respiratory infections, influenza and sore throat. In these cases, folk remedies alone will not be able to cure the disease. Treatment must be comprehensive in order to suppress pathogenic bacteria and remove severe manifestations of the disease. Warm drinks help cleanse the stomach. Rose hips have an anti-inflammatory effect, which makes a very tasty and healthy compote. But all these methods are suitable for treating children older than one year.
What to do if a very tiny baby has diarrhea? What to give to a baby for diarrhea? In addition to formula or breast milk It is necessary to give the child a solution of the drug Regidron - a tablespoon of powder per liter of water. You can add a little sugar to the drink. It is important not to leave the baby hungry - offer formula more often. If, in addition to diarrhea, the newborn experiences vomiting, fever, refusal to eat, and blood in the stool, you should call a pediatrician.
Any child loves sweets, which very often cause frustration. What to give a child for diarrhea due to overeating? First of all, you need a diet. Any flour and chocolate products, fatty and salty food. Boil creamy soups, preferably with the addition of rice. Be sure to monitor the body's reaction and the color of the stool.
The child needs to create comfortable conditions, provide healthy sleep and a positive emotional atmosphere. If you notice infrequent urination, dark urine, paleness skin, dry mucous membranes, then immediately contact medical care, especially when this continues for more than one day. Only a doctor will tell you what to give your child for diarrhea and prescribe the correct treatment.
Diarrhea in a child can accompany a wide variety of diseases. However, this symptom is dangerous in itself, especially when it comes to young children. Famous doctor and author of books and articles about children's health Evgeniy Komarovsky tells us what the danger of diarrhea is and what parents should do if such a “trouble” happens to their child.
Diarrhea is a manifestation of the body’s ability to get rid of bacteria and viruses, of which there are a great many around the child. Neither the water that the baby drinks, nor the food, nor the air is sterile. What can we say about playing in the sandbox, crawling on the grass, on the floor, etc. A person has several such protective “systems”: saliva is designed to destroy microbes at the stage of entering the mouth, bronchial and nasal mucus- protect the respiratory system from bacteria and viruses entering them, gastric juice effectively destroys those microorganisms that managed to penetrate the body through the mouth and reach the digestive organs unharmed. Bacteria, which are the indigenous inhabitants, await “uninvited guests” in the intestines. Their task is to prevent malicious agents from taking root.
Diarrhea in a child can be caused by an intestinal infection, which enters the mouth through unwashed hands, poorly washed vegetables and fruits, through water, and with food. Often these are bacteria.
Some viruses, such as rotavirus, also cause diarrhea. The intestinal mucosa is an excellent breeding ground for their reproduction, and therefore digestion is disrupted, the intestinal mucosa is irritated and diarrhea occurs.
The most serious danger of diarrhea lies in the possibility of dehydration. How younger child, the higher this risk. Potassium, calcium, and sodium salts, which are extremely important for life, are released with feces. Fluid is rapidly lost. Therefore, it is not as scary if a 3-year-old child goes to the toilet five times a day and does not show signs of dehydration as if five times diarrhea happened to a 6-month-old baby. After all, water supplies and mineral salts the baby's are much more scarce, he loses them at a faster rate.
Severe dehydration can cause serious problems with the nervous system and can also be fatal for an infant.
If diarrhea is caused viral infections, and besides frequent trips to the toilet, there are all the signs of viral disease, you shouldn't feed the baby antiviral agents, they do not help and their effectiveness has not been clinically proven. Antibiotics are also inappropriate because they have no effect on viruses. Some kind of special treatment not required, just provide the child with the right help and prevent dehydration. If diarrhea is the result of food poisoning or intestinal infection, the treatment approach should be the same.
First of all, you should make sure that the baby is not dehydrated.
If a child does not pee for 6 hours, if he cries with dry eyes, without tears, if he has blue circles under the eyes, facial features have sharpened, he has dry lips, tongue, dry mucous membranes - these are very alarming symptoms. Immediate medical attention is required, you need to call an ambulance.
To prevent such a dangerous condition, parents’ actions in case of diarrhea must be coordinated and clear:
When the diarrhea is safely over, there is no need to immediately cook all those cutlets for your son or daughter and carry all the cookies that the child did not eat while he was ill. You should stick to a gentle diet for a few more days. The diet of a child from 1.5 years old can include porridge, tea, vegetable soups without meat. For a child over 2 years old, you can add one small curd to tea without additives, pieces of fruit or food coloring.
Then the diet should be increased gradually, adding new products to the toddler’s menu every day, starting with boiled meat, steamed cutlets and ending (last) with a piece of chocolate or his favorite candy.
Safe ways to treat diarrhea at home are by fasting and drinking. Everything else, including the use of antidiarrheal drugs in children, must be agreed with the doctor.
If diarrhea occurs in a baby under one year old, you should definitely consult a doctor. For children under one and a half years old, the rule is exactly the same, provided that the baby does not feel better within 24 hours. Urgent hospitalization is required by the presence of bloody impurities in the stool.
When visiting a doctor, be sure to remember what the child ate over the last 24 hours and what changes there were in his behavior. It would be great if the doctor could personally evaluate the appearance of feces on the diaper: their color, smell, consistency.
In case of an intestinal infection, the sick little one should immediately be given separate dishes, towels and bed linen. It can be extremely contagious, and therefore it is worth protecting other family members, especially children, from possible infection.
Folk remedies that “experts” recommend on the Internet to treat diarrhea, especially garlic or onion enemas, can be extremely dangerous for a baby. If you drink enough water and compensate for the lack of mineral salts, then diarrhea will subside without complications quite quickly (1-2 days). If diarrhea continues, alternative medicine will not help, but going to a completely traditional doctor will help.
How to treat diarrhea in a child, see the program of Dr. Komaorovsky.
Children may have several problems with bowel movements - irregular bowel movements, constipation or diarrhea. Such conditions should cause concern among parents, as they lead to disturbances in the absorption and assimilation of food, as well as psychological discomfort.
Constipation is the absence of bowel movements for several days, or even daily bowel movements with difficulty when the stool is dense. Constipation is diagnosed when children aged 9 years have no stool for 2-3 or more days, or even with daily stool that looks like sheep feces, a dense cylinder (similar to smoked sausage), or fragmented dense stool. Defecation under such conditions causes strong tension, straining is necessary, which causes pain and cracks in the rectum. Long delay stool leads to pain in the abdomen, in the rectal area, nausea, and loss of appetite.
If a 9-year-old boy or girl does not have bowel movements for several days, it is important to provide first aid. This is a microenema or a regular enema, the use of laxative suppositories to pass stool. If it is occasional constipation, it does not require much concern. But if constipation has become frequent, you should definitely consult a doctor for examination and find out the reasons.
Typically, constipation occurs due to a lack of fluid if the child drinks little, eats dense foods, and ignores the first courses.
Constipation can occur when there is an excess of fatty, carbohydrate foods in the diet, or when there is a deficiency of vegetables and fruits in the diet. Constipation is caused by a sedentary lifestyle and deficiency physical activity, psychological reasons - holding back stool at school due to embarrassment or unusual conditions for defecation. Constipation can be caused by a deficiency of iron, iodine in food or taking antibiotics.
You should also be concerned if you have diarrhea in children. She often accompanies food poisoning and intestinal infections. Then, in addition to loose stools, nausea and vomiting also occur, the temperature rises, and the general condition suffers. In this condition, you need to call a doctor and receive full treatment, including hospitalization. However, diarrhea often occurs in a 9-year-old child without fever. It can be provoked by errors in nutrition - taking laxative foods, excess greens, fatty foods. Also, diarrhea can be provoked by a violation of the diet, with the consumption of spicy, fatty foods, which provokes a sharp release of bile into the intestines, and it has a strong laxative effect. Diarrhea is accompanied by pathologies such as enteritis or colitis, liver dysfunction, taking antibiotics and some other drugs, and overdose of laxatives.
Sometimes, with increased nervous stress, stool disturbances can occur - “bear disease”, stool liquefaction before important events, exams due to the excitability of the nervous system.
It is important to know that if your stool is abnormal, especially with diarrhea, it is important to eat right. First of all, it is necessary to eliminate from the diet all irritating and laxative, fatty, spicy foods, and fast food. For infectious diarrhea, a light petite meal and a large volume of liquid to drink are indicated ( mineral water, weak tea, dried fruit compote, rice water, broth with crackers). As the condition improves, porridge with water and half-and-half milk, light vegetable soups, and noodles are recommended. As stool and condition normalize, nutrition expands to the usual healthy diet in about 7-10 days. For non-infectious diarrhea, nutrition depends on the type of pathology and is usually prescribed special diet for a long period of time, in parallel with treatment.
If children have one-time diarrhea and are in normal condition, apart from changes in diet, no action should be taken. If diarrhea recurs, you can take sorbents and call a doctor. If a 9-year-old child has diarrhea, what should you do first? Before consulting a doctor, if diarrhea recurs, you should not take any medications to stop diarrhea or antibiotics. Let's assume rice water, plenty of fluids, sorbents and diet. All other drugs can only be recommended by a doctor.
Diarrhea in childhood is very common, especially in preschool age. Digestive disorders can be caused by dietary errors, infections or diseases internal organs. For effective treatment For diarrhea in children, it is important to correctly determine the cause.
A child is born with an unformed digestive system: intestinal loops are not formed, fewer enzymes are produced. For this reason, food passes through the gastrointestinal tract faster. The formation process is completed on average by 3-5 years, so the norm of stool varies depending on age.
Loose stools are the absolute norm for children under six months of age who are breastfed. During the first 2-3 months of life, infants empty their intestines after each feeding (6-10 times a day), and the consistency of the stool is liquid.
As the child develops, the intestines are colonized by beneficial bacteria, organs that secrete digestive enzymes develop, so the number of bowel movements increases and the density of the stool increases.
For babies whose diet is dominated by mixtures, the stool norm is different: the feces are more formed, the number of bowel movements does not exceed 3.
After the introduction of complementary foods (at 4-6 months), the baby's stool changes. Babies walk up to 2 times a day, the consistency of stool depends on the foods consumed.
There are several types of diarrhea in children:
Digestive disorder caused by the penetration of viruses and bacteria into the child’s body (dysentery, intestinal flu, salmonellosis).
Diarrhea caused by poisoning with chemicals: mercury, arsenic, household chemicals.
Digestive disorders are associated with dietary habits and may be caused by intolerance to some product.
Diarrhea is a symptom of enzyme deficiency in pancreatic pathologies, small intestine or liver.
Diarrhea develops after long-term use of medications (usually antibiotics) due to disruption of the intestinal microflora.
Diarrhea occurs after experiencing fear or stress due to a violation of the nervous regulation of intestinal motility.
Any type of diarrhea can be acute - it occurs suddenly, the symptoms develop rapidly.
Chronic diarrhea occurs due to intestinal irritation; loose stools do not stop for several weeks. The disorder may be caused by diseases of the digestive system or lactose intolerance.
Chronic diarrhea, which lasts several weeks or months with periodic exacerbations, is a symptom of a general disease or pathology of the digestive tract:
The disorder is very rare; diarrhea begins after eating foods containing gluten. This vegetable protein found in wheat, rye, oats. The disease is accompanied by constant diarrhea and severe gas formation.
Imbalance between beneficial and harmful bacteria in the intestines. Develops due to taking antibiotics.
Manifested by diarrhea after consuming dairy products. It occurs due to a lack of an enzyme in the body that breaks down milk sugar.
If you have celiac disease, you must follow a gluten-free diet for life.
Most often, children experience acute diarrhea. Abnormal bowel movements can be caused by a variety of reasons:
The intestinal microflora and immune system of children are very unstable, so diarrhea may appear after eating new foods. Such symptoms are often observed when complementary foods are introduced.
In infants, diarrhea may occur due to food eaten by the mother.
There may be diarrhea side effect some medications: choleretic, anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics. Diarrhea occurs due to the development of dysbiosis, long-term treatment or dosage violations.
These diseases are accompanied by the formation of mucus in the nasopharynx, which flows into the stomach and changes the consistency of stool. In children under one year of age, diarrhea often occurs due to teething.
One of the most common causes of diarrhea in children. Toxic substances enter the body when consuming stale or low-quality products.
Children attending kindergarten and school are susceptible to such diseases. Infection occurs through contact with a carrier and failure to maintain personal hygiene.
