What symptom picture is darling diarrhoea dehydration

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Due to the improvement of living standards, we all know that the incidence of diarrhea and dehydration in children is getting higher and higher. The digestive system of the baby is extremely delicate. Sometimes there will be diarrhea due to various reasons. If patients feel unwell, they have to go to the hospital for treatment immediately. Novice parents will not rush to the hospital for examination when they see the baby's diarrhea. Instead, they will stay at home and adjust their diet slowly. But sometimes when the baby's diarrhea has dehydration symptoms, there will be danger. They need to be sent to the hospital urgently. So what are the symptoms of baby's diarrhea and dehydration ？

What symptom picture is darling diarrhoea dehydration

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

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

Third: there are many reasons for baby diarrhea, the most common reason is virus infection. In fact, most children with mild diarrhea can continue to eat normally, and breastfeeding can usually continue. If the baby has abdominal distension or excessive gas production in the intestines after feeding, do not stop breastfeeding at will. Consult your pediatrician to discuss whether you need to change your eating habits temporarily. When the symptoms are mild, it is usually not necessary to give intravenous drip.

matters needing attention

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. 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.