Treatment And Prevention Of Diarrhea. In children, symptoms of diarrhea will usually disappear within five to seven days or under two weeks. Whereas in adults, diarrhea usually recover in two to four days. The immune system is people who will fight the infection causes diarrhea naturally.However, diarrhea can last longer depending on the cause. For example:
- Diarrhea that is caused by the bacteria campylobacter and salmonella's usual lasted for 2-7 days
- Diarrhea caused by norovirus usual takes about 2 days
- Diarrhea caused by rota virus in ordinary took place 3-8 days
- Diarrhea caused giardasis of the ordinary takes place a few weeks
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| Treatment And Prevention Of Diarrhea |
Although diarrhea can be cured by itself, You can alleviate the symptoms by following some of the suggestions. This advice also applies for people with diarrhea who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Increase the consumption of liquids
Drinking enough liquids is very important to avoid dehydration, especially in infants and children. You or your child are advised to drink a few sips of fluid as often as possible despite experiencing symptoms of vomiting. A little liquid is better than not at all. Avoid fruit juices and carbonated drinks as it can aggravate the condition of diarrhea, especially in children.
If your child shows signs of dehydration such as infrequent urination, skin pale or mottled appearance, body condition decreased drastically, foot and hand that feels the cold, cranky and sleepy and rapidly, you are advised to immediately visit a doctor.
The factors below makes a child more at risk is dehydrated:
- Experience more than six times of diarrhea in a single day
- Vomiting more than twice in a day
- The sucking stops unexpectedly
- Aged less than one year, especially if aged under six months
- Less than two years old with a weight below average at birth
Keep give your baby's milk or eat normally although they experience diarrhea. When breastfeeding, increase fluid intake to your body so that the supply of BREAST MILK is always awake.
Administering fluids can be given oral rehydration therapy in infants if they're dehydrated. But it's good you consult in advance to a doctor before giving the fluid.
Overcome diarrhoea with fluid ORS
For those who are prone to dehydration, the doctor will usually recommend the use of oral rehydration therapy. A recommended diarrhea sufferers drink ORS are those who have serious health problems such as heart disease, weak, and aged sixty years old or more.
The ORS are easily soluble in water and serves to replace the salts, glucose, and minerals are lost in the body due to diarrhea. ORS can be bought in pharmacies-pharmacies without a prescription. Avoid the use of oral rehydration therapy.
If your child is experiencing diarrhea and has the risk of dehydration, the doctor will usually recommend that you give them oral rehydration therapy. You can see the instructions or just the giving of oral rehydration therapy that is printed on the packaging. Measure given usually depends on the size and weight of the child. But the General recommendation for the grant of the ORS in children is one sachet for each time after to the toilet.
Note that oral rehydration therapy alone can't cure diarrhea or tackling the cause but it is only useful to prevent dehydration and restore.
Food while experiencing diarrhea
If you experience diarrhea, make sure you eat solid food after being able to eat. It isalso recommended by health experts. We recommend that You do not eat the portions too big and avoid foods that are too heavy, spicy, and oily.
Don't give Your child solid foods if they are dehydrated. Give them enough fluids andmake sure signs of dehdrasi stop. After that, you can feed them as usual. If your child refuses to eat, give fluids to keep their appetite back.
Overcoming diarrhea with medication
Anti diarrhea medication to reduce symptoms and shorten the diarrhea
There are several types of anti diarrhea medication, and generally anti diarrhea was able to alleviate the symptoms, as well as shorten the duration of diarrhea by as much as one day. Anti-diarrhea drugs used most often is loperamide. These drugs are proven effective and have little side effects. Loperamide is able to make your stools more dense and reduce the frequency of Your bowel movements.In addition, the same drug loperamide effectively is racecadotril. This drug was able to reduce the amount of fluid produced by the small intestine. Anti-diarrheal drugs are generally forbidden to children. However racecadotril can be given in children aged over 3 years with mixed ORS and with the proper dosage.A number of anti-diarrhea drugs can be purchased at pharmacies without a prescription from a doctor. You are advised to read the instructions on the packing order to know just the right dose of the right and know if the medicine is suitable for you. Anti diarrhea medicine is actually not required, unless you are desperate with the important activities.Anti-diarrhea drugs do not drink if you are experiencing a high fever or there is blood and pus in the stool for you. Check with your doctor immediately.Pain relief medicines
Although the pain reliever medication will not treat diarrhea, but you shouldn't be drinking paracetamol or ibuprofen if Your diarrhea accompanied by headache and fever. The use of ibuprofen is forbidden for people with asthma and for those who have kidney disease or lever. Should children consume paracetamol or ibuprofen if needed. To find out if the drug is suitable for your child, please check the drug usage instructions on the packaging. Aspirin is not suitable to be given to children under 16 years.The use of antibiotics for diarrhea
Antibiotics are usually recommended if it is known as a diarrhea-causing bacteria or if the symptoms of diarrhea that occurs is very severe. Diarrhea sufferers are advised to not consume antibiotics if the cause is not known for sure. In addition because the antibiotics can cause bad side effects, antibiotics also has no effect if diarrhea is caused by a virus. If it is too often used to a disease that is light weight, the positive effect will be reduced when antibiotics were later used for treating more serious conditions. Antibiotics are also advised for those who have a weak immune system and are susceptible to infection.
Handling by the hospital
If you or your child are having serious dehydration due to diarrhea, treatment at the hospital will be required.
Prevention Of Diarrhea
Essentially, the prevention of diarrhea depending on a person's discipline in maintaining the cleanliness of food and drinks. Special attention is needed in managing food and drinks from the how to cook up in the process of storage. Thus,we can avoid the development of mikoorganisme such as bacteria that cause diarrhea.In conclusion, the higher Your hygiene standards, the less risk you are exposed to diarrhea.
Here are the steps to prevention of diarrhea-affected due to contamination:
- Wash your hands with SOAP and warm water as before eating, after holding the raw meat, after using the toilet, and after playing with pets
- Maintain the cleanliness of your nails especially if you have long nails
- Stay away from foods and drinks that are clean in doubt
- Do not drink tap water
- Maintain the cleanliness of your kitchen and bathroom
- Separate raw foods from mature
- Eat foods that are cooked from fresh ingredients
- Storing food in the refrigerator and not let food left under exposure to sunlight or room temperature.
- Dispose of food and drink that already has expired
To prevent the spread of diarrhea sufferers to people around it, You can do the following things:
- Always clean the toilet with the exterminator germs after use
- Always wash hands before eating or preparing food
- Do not have activity in the past until at least two days after the diarrhea that last
- If one home, make sure you avoid using towels or cutlery that is similar to a family member at home
- Avoid the use of the pool for two weeks after the last, if diarrhea causes diarrhea comes from parasites cryptosporidium.
- There are still many who have not yet realized how diarrhea can be fatal, especially for children in Indonesia. Self hygiene and food should be noted for the sake of preventing diarrhea affected.
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