Is the child dehydrated?

summary

Baby's digestive system is very delicate, sometimes due to a variety of reasons there will be diarrhea. This disease seems very small, but it does great harm to people's health. When new parents see that their baby has diarrhea, they will not rush to the hospital for examination at the first time. Instead, they will stay at home and take care of their diet. But sometimes when the baby has diarrhea and dehydration symptoms, there will be danger. They need to be sent to the hospital urgently, So what symptom is darling diarrhoea dehydration? Now let's talk about it.

Is the child dehydrated?

Mild dehydration: general children easily irritable, crying, thirsty, crying tears reduced, urine volume also reduced accordingly. The eye socket is slightly sunken, the skin is slightly dry, and it shrinks slowly after pinching.

Moderate and severe dehydration: the child is mentally poor, restless or sleepy, the severe one is in coma, weak limbs, no tears or dry mouth when crying, obvious depression of two eye sockets, obvious reduction or no urine, slow retraction after pinching the skin, sudden obvious weight loss, weight loss of about 3% - 10%, or even more.

If the child is thirsty, he can freely drink the electrolyte solution and boiled water mixed with oral rehydration salts, and there is no need to limit the amount of drinking. Do not try homemade formula electrolytes at home, including homemade sugar and salt water, unless directed by a pediatrician and equipped with appropriate tools.

matters needing attention

The most important thing is, before making clear the cause of diarrhea, unless the pediatrician prescribes medicine, do not use antidiarrheal drugs without authorization, which may bring danger to the baby's life.