According to doctors at Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital, intestinal infections in children are conditions in which pathogens such as viruses, bacteria or parasites invade the digestive tract of children.
Some common agents include Rotavirus, Norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli causing disease...
When entering the body, these agents can damage the intestinal mucosa, causing children to develop symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, and prolonged high fever.
According to pediatricians, every summer, the number of children with intestinal infections tends to increase due to hot and humid weather creating favorable conditions for bacteria and viruses to develop in food and drinking water.
Just one unhygienic meal, a glass of ice of unknown origin, or unwashed hands before eating can also increase the risk of disease.
When having continuous diarrhea, vomiting a lot but not being replenished with water in time, children can quickly fall into dehydration, even severe dehydration.
Common signs when children have diarrhea include loose stools many times a day, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, and crying.
However, the most worrying thing is not the number of diarrhea but the dehydration due to children losing a lot of fluids through the digestive tract.
Parents need to monitor warning signs such as severe thirst, dry lips, dry tongue, sunken eyes, little or very little urination, crying without tears, fatigue, lethargy.
In young children, dehydration can progress quickly in a short time, so parents should not be subjective or monitor at home for too long.
In particular, for children under 12 months old, parents need to be more careful because the risk of severe dehydration can occur faster than older children.
In case the child is still awake and able to drink, parents can take care of the child at home by giving the child more water to drink, replenishing water with Oresol mixed according to instructions, continuing to breastfeed, not abstaining from eating excessively.
Many parents are worried, so they let their children fast when they have diarrhea. However, this is not recommended because it can cause children to lack energy, affecting the recovery process.
