Symptoms and treatment of gastroenteritis in children

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I remember the year before last, my nephew also got this disease. At that time, my family went to many hospitals, and I also knew the symptoms and treatment of infantile gastroenteritis, and accumulated a lot of experience. It happened that I was here to share my experience in the symptoms and treatment of infantile gastroenteritis with you, so that you can have a good understanding.

Symptoms and treatment of gastroenteritis in children

Infantile enteritis, also known as infantile infectious diarrhea, generally refers to the inflammation of small intestine and colon caused by microbial infection. The main pathogens: viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi or parasites. The clinical manifestations were abdominal pain and diarrhea. The disease is usually diagnosed according to symptoms and stool routine. If symptoms are severe or persistent, stool culture can be used to detect bacteria, viruses or parasites. Electrolyte and renal function should be monitored in children with suspected severe dehydration.

The onset can be rapid or slow, mainly gastrointestinal symptoms, loss of appetite, occasional galactorrhea or vomiting, increased stool frequency (3-10 times / day), no dehydration and systemic poisoning symptoms, more than a few days to recover, stool routine can see a small amount of white blood cells. Acute onset, or from mild diarrhea. There are often more serious gastrointestinal symptoms, but also accompanied by more obvious dehydration, electrolyte disorders and systemic poisoning symptoms, severe cases can die.

It should be emphasized that we should continue to eat to meet physiological needs and supplement disease consumption, but we should make reasonable adjustments according to the individual. Breast feeders continue to breastfeed, artificial feeding infants can be fed rice soup or diluted milk or other milk substitutes. Severe vomiting can be temporary fasting 4-6 hours (can't help water), after improvement continue to feed. After the diarrhea stops, continue to give the nutrition rich diet.

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Now science is so advanced, no matter what the disease has a treatment, know the symptoms of infantile gastroenteritis and treatment of this, then as long as you usually check more, and strengthen the body's immune ability, then you can be cured.