What Causes Gastroenteritis in Babies?

Pediatric gastroenteritis is a common digestive tract disease. The gastrointestinal function of infants and young children is relatively poor, the resistance to external infections is low, and a little discomfort is easy to develop. Preventive measures should be taken to open windows and ventilate frequently.

Gastroenteritis in children

Western Medicine Name: Gastroenteritis in children
Affiliated Department: Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology
Disease site: Gastrointestinal
The main symptoms: Mild diarrhea, sometimes vomiting coffee-like substance

Main cause: Intestinal infections caused by bacteria and viruses
Multiple groups: Toddler
Contagious: Non-contagious
Treatment: Adjust your diet and take lactase, yeast tablets, etc.

Intestinal infections are caused by bacteria and viruses, especially pathogenic E. coli, which are the main pathogenic bacteria. If the child is sick and a large number of unreasonable use of antibiotics, mold and gastrointestinal violations can also be caused.

Inflammation of upper respiratory tract, pneumonia, nephritis, otitis media and other diseases other than gastrointestinal tract can reduce digestive enzyme secretion and increase intestinal motility due to fever and absorption of bacterial toxins.

Inappropriate feeding of infants and young children, children eat too much, too little, or too early, too much starch, fatty foods; sudden changes in food, sudden weaning, etc. can cause children to have diarrhea.

If acute gastroenteritis is caused by mild diarrhea, the general condition is good, the stool is less than 10 times a day, yellow or yellow-green, a small amount of mucus or white soap, the feces are not much, and sometimes the stool is "egg soup-like". Acute gastroenteritis can also cause severe diarrhea, with stools several to dozens of times a day. A lot of watery stools, a small amount of mucus, nausea and vomiting, low appetite, and sometimes vomiting coffee-like substances. If hypokalemia occurs, there may be abdominal distension and symptoms of systemic poisoning; such as irregular low or high fever, irritability and loss of energy, hazy consciousness, and even coma.

The treatment of pediatric gastroenteritis is mainly causative treatment and symptomatic treatment, that is, what causes acute gastroenteritis, try to find out and eliminate the root cause of the disease in time. Whatever symptoms your child has, try to eliminate the harmful symptoms.

If it is caused by indigestion, you can adjust your diet and take lactase, yeast tablets, etc .; if it is caused by other diseases of the body, you can choose antibiotics and use it under the guidance of a doctor; if it is caused by other diseases of the body , Actively treat this disease; if it is caused by the unreasonable use of antibiotics, you need to consult a doctor to rationalize the use of antibiotics.

If the child has vomiting or diarrhea and has too much water, he should add water and electrolytes in time; when he has a high fever, use physical or drug to cool down; .

Prevention ^[1]

First, pay attention to household hygiene, install screens, extinguish flies and cockroaches, and clean the environment.

Second, avoid bringing children to public places.

Third, avoid eating cold and dirty things.

Fourth, children's food containers should be safe and clean.

5. Isolate patients and handle their excreta carefully.

6. Provide personal hygiene education for children, instruct them to wash their hands frequently, and cultivate good hygiene habits.