
For Patients Diarrhea
Diarrhea is generally experienced by a toddler. Someone said if the bowel diarrhea in liquid form and often (more than four times a day). But it also depends on the age of the child. The most worrying if the child was attacked by severe diarrhea and dehydration and loss of body fluids. Because it can lead to death. Not only children are able to get diarrhea. Adult or elderly or senior citizens can also diarrhea. Diarrhea can be caused by:
or parasites
* Food alleĆ· Bacterial Infections
* Viruses rgies
* Allergy medicine
* Bacterial or viral infections that accompany diseases such as (measles, ear infections, throat infections, malaria, etc).
The symptoms of diarrhea has physical and mental symptoms. Physical symptoms such as frequency of bowel movements more than four times a day, liquid manure and can be accompanied by mucus or blood, appetite is reduced or completely absent, the child appeared lethargic and weak, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever.
While the mental symptoms that can occur, for example, infant or child appeared anxious or frequent crying, more spoiled than normal and tend to want to cuddle or carry. Diarrhea diseases can be transmitted through consumption of milk bottles that are not clean, direct contact with patients, use of contaminated water sources, indiscriminate defecation in place, contamination of food by insects (flies, cockroaches, etc.) or by dirty hands. Diarrhea in infants can be prevented through breast feeding, supplementary food is clean and nutritious breast milk after the baby was 4 (four) months, and keep the surrounding environment remain clean. In addition, avoid giving foods that stimulate, (spicy, sour, or too fat) because it can aggravate diarrhea that is not less important, children should be given a meal without feeling extra soft so as not to interfere with digestion. Prevent diarrhea by giving fluids in large quantities. It is useful to replace lost body fluids. Give Oralit or liquid sugar, salt, vegetable broth soup and water. Can also be given medicines that can stop spending feces. More importantly check with the child to the doctor immediately.
The following menus are suitable for people with diarrhea