Generally, the stomach flu is not dangerous and does not cause serious problems, prevention can be done by either of the possibility of dehydration (lack of fluids). Stomach disorder usually resolves itself within a week or a few days without treatment. If symptoms persist more than a week, meaning there is a more serious cause.
Viruses and bacteria
The most frequent culprit of stomach flu are:
VIRUS, exactly Rotavirus. This virus is the most common cause, ie 8 out of 10 cases of stomach flu in infants and toddlers.
Bacteria, which often contaminate food and cause poisoning. For example, Campylobacter (contaminants of food and poultry products), Salmonella (polluter meat, eggs, various poultry products), and Escherichia coli (food contaminants).
The main symptoms, ie diarrhea, generally will be gone in less than a week. Usually the pattern gradually BAB (bowel movements) the child began to return to normal and the stools became solid form. If the diarrhea still continues more than a week, it is necessary to think of other causes, such as cow's milk allergy, lactose intolerance, ongoing bacterial infection, or bacterial overgrowth. Immediately take the child to the doctor.
Stomach Flu Symptoms
Diarrhea
Abdominal cramps and abdominal pain. However, abdominal pain is usually gone after child defecated several times
Fever and complained of headache.
Vomiting. If it does not stop after a couple of days, see a doctor immediately.
There is blood in the stool.
Meticulously cure
If your child is 6 months old who have not the stomach flu, see a doctor immediately, because the baby is so easy to become dehydrated with diarrhea.
When your child is diagnosed with stomach flu:
Children do not always have to be given medicine to stop the diarrhea. Antidiarrheal medication for children available on the market, it is feared unsafe for your baby because it can cause complications.
If you want to give him medication, give paracetamol or ibuprofen to reduce fever and relieve headaches.
If your child suffered diarrhea severe enough, take a stool sample when you take him to the doctor. Doctors usually require a stool sample to be analyzed in the laboratory, so it can be known types of germs cause. If the cause is bacterial, your doctor will give appropriate antibiotics to kill the bacteria causing the infection.
Multipurpose cleaner
You can prevent your child affected by stomach flu include:
Make a habit of washing hands with antiseptic soap, especially before handling food and after using the toilet and bathroom
Clean toilets and showers regularly.
Maintain the cleanliness and sanitary room, especially in the larder.
When at school or daycare there are children who reported abdominal infectious diseases, let your child stay home for 2 days.
Probiotics can be used?
Stomach flu is a disease that causes the composition of intestinal microflora, which consists of 85% good bacteria bacteria and bad bacteria is disturbed or changed. From the results of the research proved, diarrhea suffered little one, may be assisted cessation, one day earlier, with the provision probitik, such as yogurt. Probiotics are good bacteria. With probiotics, theoretically be suppressed growth of bad bacteria. There is no recommended dosage.
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