Diarrhea in a child - what to do?

Diarrhea is a loose stool several times a day. The color, consistency, frequency of urge evacuation are important diagnostic features that can help with the appointment of treatment. Diarrhea in a child is considered one of the most common childhood ailments due to an imperfect immune system and intestinal microflora. First of all, a liquid and debilitating stool is dangerous for possible dehydration of the body.

With a large loss of fluid with feces and insufficient water intake from food, especially if diarrhea accompanies vomiting, there is a serious risk to the life of the baby. To maintain the normal water-salt balance in the child's body in case of diarrhea, it is necessary to immediately begin treatment. And for this, parents need to know what to do in case the child has diarrhea.

Causes of diarrhea in children

  1. Diarrhea of ​​white color in a child can occur if teeth are cut. Usually, this stool has an acidic odor. Diarrhea can be accompanied by fever. If these symptoms do not affect the overall well-being of the child, he does not look listless and pale, and he does not show signs of dehydration, then, most likely, there is nothing to worry about. Usually the chair is adjusted after the active eruption of the teeth from the gums ends.
  2. Green diarrhea with mucus in a child with a fever can indicate a serious infection in his body. If the stool has a sharp odor, then maybe it's dysentery.
  3. Yellow watery diarrhea in the child, frequent desires for defecation can be evidence of the development of a viral infection. Symptoms such as abdominal pain, bubbling, bloating may be noted.
  4. Black diarrhea in a child can be a dangerous symptom of intestinal bleeding, so if you find it, you should immediately seek medical help.
  5. Diarrhea in a child can accompany a number of viral and infectious diseases, as a reaction of the body to toxins that are released during the fight against pathogenic microorganisms. For example, with angina, orgi, pneumonia, etc.
  6. Diarrhea almost always occurs in a child against the background of taking antibiotics in the absence of adequate support for normal intestinal microflora lacto-, entero-and bifidobacteria.

Treatment of diarrhea in children

When diarrhea is important for the child to give absorbents, which will help to clean the intestines from toxins (for example, activated charcoal, smect). If diarrhea in a child is accompanied by vomiting, it is important to use drugs to maintain the water-salt balance (such as Regidron) in treatment to prevent dehydration. To restore normal microflora in the intestine, it is recommended to take drugs based on physiological bacterial flora (for example, Lineks, Bifiform).

Diets for diarrhea in children

It is important to properly organize the nutrition of the child with diarrhea and follow a diet. It is desirable to drink more liquid in the form of water, decoctions of dried fruits, fruit drinks. It should be excluded from the diet of the child at the time of the disease all sweet, floury, fatty, as well as fruits and juices. We welcome dishes from potatoes, rice and other cereals on the water without adding oil.

Treatment of diarrhea in a child with folk remedies

From diarrhea, children are helped well by teas based on herbs such as chamomile and mint. They should be given to the child 1 teaspoon before each feeding.

Also in the treatment of diarrhea in children, the following recipe has proved to be well: 1 glass of rice pour 6 cups of water and simmer over low heat. The resulting broth filter and in a warm form give the sick child a 1/3 cup every 2 hours.