Diarrhea is one disease that is often experienced by babies and toddlers primarily ages 12 to 24 months. If your baby or child's mother experiences a sudden change in bowel movements than usual, both the frequency / amount of waste water into and out frequently in the consistency of liquid rather than solid, then the child is most likely positively affected by diarrhea.
Diarrheal diseases can not be taken lightly, because if it goes on and on can lead to dehydration and harmful to the organs of the body. In an effort to prevent the mother all need to understand very well what it is diarrhea and what the cause infants and toddlers experiencing diarrhea.
Diarrhea is not a disease that comes by itself. Usually there is a trigger of diarrhea. In general, here are some causes of diarrhea, namely:
* Infection by bacteria and parasites (vibrio cholera, salmonella, giardiasis).
* The attack viruses (rotavirus).
* Allergies to food, infant formula or food poisoning.
* Infection by bacteria or viruses that accompany other diseases such as measles, ear infections, throat infections, malaria, etc..
* Artificial sweeteners.
Symptoms of diarrhea or loose stools are watery stools with a frequency of 4 x or more in a day, sometimes accompanied by:
* Vomiting
* Agency lethargic or weak
* Heat
* No appetite
* Blood and mucus in stools
In addition there are several symptoms that can be used as a guide to find out what the cause of diarrhea in infants, namely:
1. If diarrhea occurs accompanied by vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, chills, achiness, then there might be a problem in gastroenteritis (digestive). If accompanied by the presence of blood in the stools due to the possibility of bacterial infection.
2. Diarrhea occurs after eating baby formula or too much of certain foods, the possibility of diarrhea caused by problems with food or milk.
3. Diarrhea accompanied by abdominal bloating, gas and impurities such as oily, probably caused by a parasitic infection.
4. Diarrhea occurred after the baby is taking certain medications such as antibiotics or other drugs, the possibility disebabakan by side effects of drugs consumed.
5. Diarrhea accompanied by vomiting, excessive sweating, fatigue, convulsions, and make the baby becomes unconscious, the possibility of poisoning caused by something. If the baby is unconscious or has trouble breathing, you should immediately bolt to the hospital.
6. Infants become fussy after feeding, abdominal bloating, diarrhea and dirt that is causing a bad odor, probably caused by lactose intolerance or can not tolerate lactose in the milk.
7. If the diarrhea that comes accompanied by vomiting, itching, nasal congestion, swelling, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty swallowing and rash on the skin, caused by food allergies kemunginan consumed infant.
8. Diarrhea with a feeling of bloating or gaseous, vomiting, colic, bloody stools, refusing to eat, coughing, wheezing, and these symptoms are present about 45 minutes after eating dairy, probably due to the baby can not tolerate the protein contained in milk.
9. Infant became fussy, crying, pulling at the ears, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, no appetite, and out yellow or white fluid from the ear, probably caused by an infection in the ear.
10. Suffered from chronic diarrhea, impaired growth, a cough that is accompanied with a whimper, sigh breath or wheezing, probably due to the disease cystic fibrosis.
Diarrheal disease transmission is contact with infected feces directly, such as:
* Foods and beverages that have been contaminated, either already contaminated by insects or contamination by dirty hands.
* Play with toys that are contaminated, especially in infants often include hand / toy / whatever into the mouth. Because the virus can survive on the surface of the air until a few days.
* The use of contaminated water sources and water does not cook properly.
* Washing and use of milk bottles are not clean.
* Not washing hands thoroughly after defecation or cleaning the feces of infected children, thus contaminating the furniture and equipment held.
Treatment of Diarrhea
Because the causes of acute diarrhea / diarrhea sudden common is a virus, then there is NO treatment that can cure, because it usually will heal by itself after a few days. Then the diarrhea treatment is intended to treat existing symptoms and prevent dehydration or less liquid. Acute diarrhea can be cured ONLY by feeding forward as usual and beverage / liquid enough alone.
The thing to remember is NOT to give drug treatment to stop the diarrhea, since diarrhea itself is a body's defense mechanism to remove the contamination of food from the intestines. Trying to stop the diarrhea with a drug such as clogging of pipeline that will come out and cause back-flow and will exacerbate the channel.
Because the process of this diarrhea is a defense mechanism of the body, will heal by itself after a few days - (14 days) which contains more diarrhea - from water (watery) began berampas, its frequency is reduced and recovery. The most important thing in the diarrhea is to prevent and overcome the symptoms of dehydration.
Prevention of Diarrhea
* Continue Provision of Mother's Milk
* Note the cleanliness and balanced nutrition for the provision of complementary feeding after 6-month-old baby.
* Due to direct contact transmission of feces through hand / insect, then keep clean by making the habit of washing hands for the entire family. Wash hands before eating or providing food for the little one.
* Remember to maintain the cleanliness of food or beverages that we eat. Also cleanliness dining furniture or equipment to play the little guy.
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