Children with acute gastroenteritis

Children with acute gastroenteritis is a common disease of the digestive
tract. Infants and young children are relatively poor gastrointestinal
function, and low resistance to infection in the outside world, a little
discomfort on morbidity.

Etiology:
① intestinal infection caused by bacteria and viruses, in particular
Escherichia coli, is a major pathogen. If a child is sick and a large
number of unjustified use of antibiotics, but also caused by fungi of the
gastrointestinal violations. ② the upper respiratory tract inflammation,
pneumonia, nephritis, otitis media, such as disease outside the
gastrointestinal tract may be due to fever and the absorption of bacterial
toxins to reduce the secretion of digestive enzymes, increase in
peristalsis. ③ unreasonably feeding infants and young children, the
children eat too much, too little; or too early, eat too much starch, fat
food; sudden change in food, such as a sudden weaning, diarrhea can be
caused by their children. ④ climate change, such as increased bowel
movements have been so cold, overheating so that reduction of gastric acid
and secretion of digestive enzymes can also be induced by acute
gastroenteritis.
Clinical manifestations:
Acute gastroenteritis is caused by light if the diarrhea is generally in
good condition, 10 times a day following in the stool, yellow or yellowish
green, a small amount of mucus or white pieces of soap, small fecal mass.
Acute gastroenteritis can be caused by severe diarrhea, stool several
times to dozens of times every day. Will be a large number of water
samples, a small amount of mucus, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite,
vomiting and sometimes a coffee-like objects. As a result of hypokalemia,
may have abdominal distension, and symptoms of systemic poisoning; such as
irregular low-grade fever or high fever, irritability and then the spirit
of good sense obscure, and even coma.
Treatment:
Treatment of gastroenteritis in children is mainly the cause of the
treatment and symptomatic treatment, that is, acute gastroenteritis is
caused by whatever reason, try to identify and promptly eliminate the root
cause son. What symptoms children on trying to eliminate the harmful
symptoms.
If it is caused by indigestion, you can adjust the diet and taking enzyme
Health milk, yeast tablets, etc.; by the body if it is caused by other
diseases, the use of antibiotics and the use of doctors under the guidance
of; by the body if it is caused by other diseases on the active treatment
of this disease; If it is caused by irrational use of antibiotics, on the
need to consult a doctor, so that the rationalization of the use of
antibiotics.
Children vomiting, diarrhea, excessive water loss, it is necessary to add
water and electrolytes in time; a high fever, the use of physical or drug
cooling; potassium potassium deficiency, calcium deficiency calcium; have
metabolic acidosis or shock should be timely sent to hospital .
Prevention: Children with acute gastroenteritis is very easily preventable, as long as
their parents to understand the causes, rationally regulate the child's
diet, attention to climate change, to prevent infection, it can not be
their children with this disease.