Thursday, June 2, 2011

How to Cope And Treating Diarrhea

The cause diarrhea:
  •  Viruses (the most common cause of diarrhea - and usually because of Rotavirus) symptoms: Berak-water stools (watery), frothy, there is NO blood mucus, sour smell.
  •  GE (stomach flu) virus ever since.
  •  Bacteria - Berak2 through blood or mucus, abdominal pain. ---- Requires antibioka as a therapeutic treatment.
  •  Parasite (Giardiasis) - abdominal pain .------ need antiparasite
  •  Children are therapies with use antibiotilka - If diarrhea occurs when a child is in the antibiotic treatment, then call your doctor.
  • Milk allergy, - diarrhea usually occur several minutes or hours after drinking the milk, usually in cow's milk allergy and products made ​​from cow's milk.
  • Infection from bacteria or viruses that accompany other diseases, such as urinary tract infections, ear infections, measles, etc..
Diarrhea disease transmission is contact with the feces of infected directly, such as:

- Foods and beverages that have been contaminated, either already infected by insects or contamination by dirty hands.

- Playing with a toy that is contaminated, especially in infants often include hands / toys / anything into the mouth. Because the virus can survive on the surface of the air until a few days.

- Use of contaminated water sources and no water to cook properly

- Wash and use of milk bottles that are not clean.

- Not washing hands thoroughly after defecation or cleaning the feces of infected children, thus contaminating the furniture and equipment held. 

Diarrhea Treatment
Because the causes of acute diarrhea / diarrhea is the most common sudden virus, then NO treatment that can cure, because it usually will heal on its own after a few days. So the treatment of diarrhea is intended to treat existing symptoms and prevent dehydration or less liquid.

Acute diarrhea can be treated ONLY with the continuing provision of food as usual and drink / just enough fluids.

To remember NOT to give drug treatment to stop the diarrhea, since diarrhea is herself a body's defense mechanism to remove the contamination of food from the gut. Trying to stop the diarrhea with drugs such as clogged pipes that will come out and cause back-flow and will aggravate the channel.

Therefore, diarrhea is the process of the body's defense mechanism, will heal by itself after a few days - (14 days) which contains more diarrhea - , reduced its frequency and recovery.

Most important in the diarrhea is to prevent and cope with symptoms of dehydration.

Prevention of Diarrhea:
- Continue Giving BMS (ASI)

- Pay attention to hygiene and balanced nutrition for the provision of complementary feeding after the baby is 4 months old.

- Because the transmission of direct contact of feces through the hands / insects, so 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, eat or clean furniture baby toys.

if pain persists, get medical attention

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