Stomach Flu Symptoms - Ugly Truth

Stomach flu symptoms appearance depends on incubation period of the cause, which further on depends on type of cause and immune system of infected person. However, once you get infected, in a short time you'll start experiencing symptoms, and it can happen in several hours after infection or after ten days in some cases. Once the bug has entered your body, its primary destination is your gastrointestinal tract, and when it reach there, it star a process of multiplying and reproducing itself, which will certainly cause you a nightmare for a couple of days.

Symptoms of stomach flu are an terrible experience and will bring a great suffer upon you. As I already mention in previous posts, there are several types of causes for stomach flu and that most known are viral. After them comes bacterial and parasitical. What is in common for all of these three types of causes are, symptoms!

No matter what cause stomach flu, symptoms are mostly the same. In general there are several symptoms of which you'll get some for sure. It is an luck if you have only one of them, and not several of them at the same time.

Stomach flu symptoms are: appetite loss, diarrhea, fatigue, mild fever, muscle aches, nausea, stomach cramps and chills, vomiting. In cases of mild symptoms, after only one day you can get relief from symptoms and experience only some of this symptoms. However, you should take care about nutrition and avoid dairy products, together with solid food, and get yourself on liquid diet. In other, more serious cases, symptoms can take up to ten days, and you must have a proper nutrition to get better! Liquid diet is a must, and light food after first two days until you fully recover from symptoms.

If you experience stomach flu symptoms such are vomiting and diarrhea, for more than several days, you must visit your doctor and sick for special medical treatment. The possibility of dehydration are high, and you might be hospitalized and took under infusion for several days.

Patients who suffer from frequent diarrhea and frequent vomiting at the same time, are exposed to high risk of dehydration because they lose huge amount of body liquids, and are unable to replace it by intake of liquids. Dehydration should be taken very seriously since our body is in huge percent built out of liquids. Having this in mind, much serious disorders can happen if liquids are not replaced.

Experiencing only diarrhea is a most common situation of suffering from stomach flu symptoms. Frequent watery stools are frequent in first day or two and slowly decrease by days passing. Your stomach is very sensitive in this period of time, and you have to get yourself on liquid diet until you get better and frequency of diarrhea slowly decreases, then you can start your treatment with light food. If this doesn't happen, and after several days you still have frequent diarrhea you should visit your doctor!

Do not take medicines for diarrhea because they will only worsen the situation, not to mention that you can experience side effects! Especially do not do this without consultation with your doctor! Regular medications for diarrhea are not helpful with this illness!

I found part of this information on this site, which I found very useful in understanding stomach flu symptoms. You can find there some more information, I dedicated this post mainly to understanding diarrhea and vomiting, since I suffered from them and because of they are the most common symptoms.

Hope I helped with the information and I hope you'll get better soon!

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Stomach Flu - What to Eat!?

Today I got my self almost recoverd at all, symptoms are almost gone, and I can now function pretty normally. I would like to write a brief note about food consuming during stomach flu. 

Well, when you are experiencing nausea or vomiting, and you have fever, food is the last thing you are thinking about, and even thinking about it can make you feel more worst, but you have to eat anyway. One thing is for sure, you can't eat correctly, rather you have to take care on what you are taking in. Your stomach now need special treatment and you have to take care about food you are eating, in order to help your stomach get better and heal. Light food is a must and hard food is necessary to avoid at all. Here are some advice based on my experience.

Stomach Flu - Bananas and dry toast are good combination.

Firstly I would like to point on food and drinks you must avoid if you want to get any better. Fatty and spicy food, should be forgotten for even a few days after you relief from stomach flu symptoms and not to mention during symptoms. Milk and cheese, in fact, all diary products can make your symptoms go wild, especially diarrhea. Sweets and super-sweet foods, forget them for a several days. Do not drink coffee or soda, or consume alcohol. This is an excellent opportunity to quit smoking, since you must quit it for several days, you can use the chance to relief from this bad habit..

In the first 24 hours, you must put your self on a diet with clear liquids! You are allowed to eat gelatin without sugar, and to take water. Water should not been taken in big doses, rather you should take it in small doses and more often. Apple juice mixed with water together with teas are recommended. After first 24 hours you can start with bland foods.

When you survive first 24 hours you can add bland foods to your meals. This food should be soft and easy for your digestion. Fruits should be avoided, but bananas are recommended, especially in combination with dry toast. I have tried with chicken meat, but other types of meat are forbidden for consume. Rice, pasta, apple sauce, crackers are also good for your belly in this condition. Stick with bland diet and in several days you'll get much better! Once your stomach get better, slowly add other types of food in your nutrition.

Give your stomach a special treatment, from one to five days period of time that well treated stomach flu should least, and you'll get better soon. If you don't treat it the way it should be treated, you'll suffer from symptoms much longer.

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Tips on caring for a New Puppy

One exciting moment is when your arrival home a new family member, a puppy that is small and cute. However, in contrast with your new puppy, when it arrives at your home, a young puppy is certainly familiar with his new surroundings and feel the loss of comfort with parent and siblings.

For early arrivals puppy into your home, try to continue with her so she does not feel fear and stress, because he is not used to its new environment and needs you to help him adapt. There are several things that must be done when the dog arrives at your home, so your puppy can be adapted well to his new environment:

Socialization
First of all you have to do is to make the process of socialization to your anjng, use gentle pressure to introduce your dog to his new environment and teach your puppy to interact with humans and other animals. Talk with your puppy with a soft voice to express friendship.

Freedom from stress
Try not to let your dog do not feel stressed, avoid loud noises suddenly, like a firecracker or a slamming door. At first, limit the number of people in contact with your puppy, because it will make him feel scared and uncomfortable. Gradually familiarize your puppy to recognize many of the faces around your home. Do not allow children to interfere with your puppy while resting or sleeping.

Comfort
To provide comfort to your puppy, and prepare the bed warm and comfortable. Put your puppy bed in a quiet and not a lot of distractions. Your puppy will probably cry at the first night without a parent and his brothers, the radio with a small volume or sound of a ticking clock will help her feel better.

Security for your dog
Similarly, when welcoming the arrival of a baby or small child in your house, you must be busy cleaning the house from various forms of threat to infants or small children to come. Similarly, the arrival of your puppy, consider the security for your puppy
Clean up all the hazardous materials (chemicals and toxic)
Fix the electric wires so that is not covered by the puppy bites
Make sure the puppy can not get into the trash
Do not leave food wrapped in aluminum foil packaging which can be afforded by puppy
Be careful with the existing plants in your home and outside the home
Avoid smoking because ash can damage the eyes and skin of your puppy
Be alert when running your car in the garage
Make sure the puppy can not go past the fence

Well that's the things you need to do to help your puppy adapted well to his new environment. In addition there are some tips you need to know to maintain your new puppy:
Dogs are transmitted infections in humans
Some dogs can be transmitted infections in humans, such as rabies; intestinal parasites such as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms. Leptospirosis and other bacterial infections such as Campylobacter and Salmonella, as well as fungal infections (ringworm)

The things that must be done to prevent the transmission of infection:
Avoid contamination of urine or feces dog
Always wash your hands after handling the dog
Do not let the dog lick your face
Do not eat makana had licked by a dog

Rules of the house
The puppy is one of the group members in your family. You must teach your dog that you are subscription leader in the group. Once the puppy knows where he will be easy to train and obey you as a group leader who will protect it and make the decision for him.

You must teach your puppy the house rules, such as not to be wasting water and dirt recklessly or carelessly biting objects. Later, after he was able to understand and comply with the rules in your house, you can start teaching him basic commands like sit (sit), stay (silent); shake hand (to shake hands), down (lay); come (here ) and heel (to follow). Puppies can learn very quickly from the age of eight weeks. In general puppy cooperate in exchange for food or toys he likes.
Food and water
By providing diet to your puppy for a few days and the balance will specifically avoid digestive problems in dogs anada, which usually affects as hunger strike.

Make sure the water is clean and fresh is always available. Tinggu bowl stainless metal or clay will make the water cooler.
Play
Puppies love to play. Playing with other puppies is how they learn to compete to become more dominant in the group and also physical exercise meraka. However, they must first be aware that you are more dominant or as a group leader.

The puppy was also very pleased bite-bite variety of objects because it can help in the process of tooth growth and also because that was the way they learned their environment, which is why sometimes happy puppy bite-bite your hand. However, if excessive, it means your puppy is experiencing boredom or stress. Puaskanlah their needs by providing toys, bones or objects that can be used as toys. However, make sure that:

Made of safe materials
Large size can be swallowed
Not like the things you do not want to chew by your puppy. Suppose you give the former sandals as toys for your dog, do not be surprised later kalu your sandals are still new and the best ideas will also be used as toys.

Training in home
When I was seven or eight weeks, is a great time to teach and train your puppy. Since around the time that the puppy began to develop preference strata (material selection). He can quickly get used to select the lawn or ground to remove dirt if such a place is provided and trained by you.

Territory (region)
Restrict your puppy in a narrow region of your house until your puppy has been trained in throwing water and dirt in places you teach (soil, grass or newspaper). Once your puppy has been trained on pee or shit, you can give the freedom in the house to your liking.

Dogs naturally have its own territory, and it did not take long for him to recognize the limits of its own territory. Therefore, make sure that your home page is always closed so that your puppy can not get out of the area or areas of your home.

Before your dog been vaccinated, you should limit your dog to make contact with other dogs, because dogs who have not been vaccinated will be susceptible to the virus are usually most frequent parvo virus, if not quickly addressed and your dog will not be helped.


That these tips to keep your new puppy, may be useful for you and your puppy.

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Coccidiosis In Puppies

A puppy offers unconditional friendship in his life, with attention, devotion and entertainment. If you get a new puppy, it is important to get it checked out. It aims to detect diseases / disorders as early as possible and take precautions against some kind of disease. dog food diarrhea .A visit to the vet is a must do after purchasing a puppy. The first visit was aimed to evaluate the health and personality, as well as take action to prevent illness and treat disease commonly found in puppies, one of which is coccidiosis.

blood in diarrhea in dogs .A puppy that has a risk of suffering from coccidiosis is coming from a place with a population / number of dogs a lot, such as kennel, pet shop, animal shelter (shelter). dog food diarrhea places are at greater risk of coccidia infection through food or water contaminated with oocyst. In an environment as mentioned above, the puppy to stress and the body's defense system is not fully developed.

blood in diarrhea in dogs.Coccidiosis is a disease caused by Isospora, which is also known as Coccidia, which is included in the phylum Apicomplexa. This parasite infects the digestive tract. Cycle life is in intestinal epithelial cells. Clinical symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, but in some cases do not show clinical symptoms (asymptomatis)

 Environmental conditions and stress is a factor that determines the puppies immune system. These factors have a great influence in the disease coccidiosis. Often found pups look healthy at the time of purchase, but later had diarrhea a few days after moving to a new home. On examination, the puppy was later diagnosed with coccidiosis. The incubation period (time between infection to clinical symptoms) is about 13 days. If the puppy has a new home is less than 13 days, most likely the puppy was infected from the place of origin. If the puppy is in a new home more than 13 days, then the infection came from a new home.

In addition to the risk of environmental teinfeksi, puppies can be infected with coccidia from its parent. Children are often exposed to dog feces containing oocyst parent. Oocyst will then multiply in the digestive tract puppy. The proliferation of these parasites can occur quickly because the puppy does not have a healthy immune system developed. These parasites can quickly spread to the other puppies, for which the infected puppy should be separated from the others. In Vitapet Animal Clinic has particularly our special isolation room for a case like this.

Your veterinarian can diagnose the disease is through direct fecal smear examination procedure using a puppy feces samples. If the oocyst contains impurities, it can be detected using a microscope. Oocyst who looks under the microscope are round, transparent, with a small size. Another method that can be used to detect fecal oocyst is floatation.

If oocyst found in dog poop is not diarrhea, it is insignificant findings. However, in puppies and adult dogs that are not healthy, oocyst can cause severe diarrhea, dehydration, pressure on the abdomen and vomiting. Severe cases can lead to death.

In Vitapet Animal Clinic, we get 9 cases of coccidia during the month of April 2011, 78% occur in puppies. Children infected dogs come from a small race that Cihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier and Pomeranian. The rest occurs in kittens and rabbits. Most of the cases were treated with outpatient care. However, in the case of a severe dehydration, patients should be treated at our clinic. It aims to restore electrolyte balance. This disease survival rate was 89%.


Types of drugs most commonly used to treat coccidiosis is the type of sulfa antibiotics are given for 10-14 days. Re-infection is very likely to happen, for it to be done environmental disinfection. Environmental disinfection can be performed using diluted chlorine bleach (1 cup diluted in 1 liter of water). To minimize the risk of infection, good hygiene by removing dog poop every day is recommended. In our clinic, the cleaning process is done by manually cleaning the cage and using a steam and pressure to the cage and the floor of the room.

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Bloody diarrhea in dogs, causes and treatment

Dog has diarrhea with blood. Dog if the dog has diarrhea is called five times through defikasi / CHAPTER 24 ​​hours. Usually issued feces contain more fluid than normal stools. If there is blood in the stool then your dog should be immediately taken to the vet. Bloody diarrhea is a sign of health problems that can cause death in dogs. how to treat diarrhea in dogs

identification
why dogs get diarrhea
There are two colors that seem to bloody diarrhea. The first is the color of blood is very clear in this bright red color of blood as usual. But the black color in the stool also indicates the presence of blood in the stool. Black because the blood has passed through the digestive tract long.

cause
dogs and diarrhea remedies. According to "Dog Owner Veterinary Handbook" there are many different causes of bloody diarrhea. One reason is the dog swallowing foreign objects damaging internal organs. Another cause is a dog eating rotten garbage or body parts of animals that have died. There are also diseases such as parvo virus, and ancylstomiasis cocidia that can cause bloody diarrhea. Rat poison can cause vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Cancer can also cause bloody diarrhea.

Other clinical symptoms
diarrhea in puppies
To help speed up the determination of the cause of the disease then the vet needs to know if the dog has other symptoms such as loss of coordination, vomiting, terenga panting uncontrollably, or a seizure.
treatment
Treatment depends on the cause. If there is a foreign object damage to the bowel or unnecessary surgery. If the cause of the disease such as parvo virus, cocidia and ancylostomiasis the vet will give appropriate treatment of disease. In rat poison poisoning dogs need vitamin K injection or blood transfusion. If your dog is dehydrated from diarrhea then the vet will give fluid therapy / infusion for the dog would not eat.

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DIARRHEA IN NATURAL DOG ​​treatment with guava leaves

Diarrhea is a symptom of gastrointestinal infection is characterized by increased frequency of bowel movements than usual, accompanied by changes in the shape and consistency of the stool. In a healthy state, the dog would defecate 2-3 times a day, when the frequency of bowel movements in excess of 5 times a day with a soft consistency to liquid feces is a sign of diarrhea occur. treatment for dog diarrhea

Diarrhea can be caused by a bacterial infection such as parasites, bacteria, or entero viruses (viruses that live and thrive in the digestive tract and spread with feces). There is also caused by food poisoning and the sudden change of feed and feeding in their feed rations.
Diarrhea can lead to endless dog lost fluids and electrolytes in the body. Consequently, dehydration especially dogs are not eating and drinking altogether. dog diarrhea and vomiting

Getting treatment for diarrhea is done, the specific and nonspecific. Specific treatment is done by giving a specific antibiotic after a known cause through laboratory tests. While the treatment of nonspecific pursued by giving fluids and electrolytes, as well as the provision of chemicals not working nonspecific antibiotic in the treatment of acute infection, for example by providing kaolin, pectin, or loperamide.
dogs with bloody diarrhea
Often drugs that are chemical can cause side effects that may be less fun, not to mention if the dog responds to the reaction of the drug less. For example, antibiotics are given to reduce bacterial infections that cause diarrhea, can reduce appetite of dogs, even though the dog did not want to eat.

As an alternative antidiarrheal medicine, guava leaves and fruit are just one of many similar nutritious plants. The study mentions the ability of guava leaves in inhibiting the growth of bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia colli showed the lowest levels of 2% to inhibit the growth of S. aureus and 10% in levels can inhibit the growth of E. colli. The results can be used as a basis for the use of guava leaves as a cure infectious diarrhea. The active substances contained in the water decoction of guava leaves are tannins. These compounds are known to work as astrengent tannins, which coat the intestinal mucosa, especially the colon. Tannins also can crumple absorbing toxins and proteins.

Guava leaves as an anti-diarrhea medicine can be given for diarrhea caused by bacterial infection, poisoning or indigestion. For diarrhea due to viral infections (eg parvo), treatment should be reinforced with a broad spectrum antibiotic therapy for the prevention of secondary infection from bacteria.

To take advantage of guava as a cure diarrhea in dogs, made by boiling 15-30 g dried guava leaves in water as much as 150-300 ml (one glass of water). Boiling is done for 15 minutes then filtered and the stew is ready to be drunk on the dog (can use a syringe or slowly drunk rather not choke). If you want to be in the form of fresh, take about 12 leaves fresh, washed, finely ground, plus ½ cup cooking water and salt to taste. Results collision squeezed, strained, and drunk. To relieve the dog might not like, can be sweetened with honey. Therapy guava leaves can be given every day (2 times a day) until symptoms of diarrhea decreased.

Based treatments have been tried (the authors have tried to treat the dog with guava leaf) in dogs with diarrhea, guava leaf treatment gives satisfactory results. Diarrhea stopped in four feedings (2 days of treatment) and decreased appetite and even dogs do not eat a good one. There is no harm in trying this therapy guava leaves, because in addition to natural no adverse side effects your dog's health.

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Know the Cause Diarrhea In Dogs

Diarrhea is one gastrointestinal disorders are the most common pet owners. Diarrhea itself is not a disease but a symptom that accompanies the presence of a disease or disorder in the body. Normally, adult dogs defecate once a day when fed one to two times a day. my dog has diarrhea. Changes in the form of increased frequency of defecation, stool volume and consistency ranging from soft to liquid and can be accompanied by the presence or absence of fecal discoloration is a common symptom of diarrhea. Although diarrhea is easily recognizable, but to find the cause and treatment is quite complex because of the many factors that affect the existence of the function of the digestive tract.
diarrhea in dogs
Factors that can cause diarrhea in dogs include:

1. Diet
Diarrhea caused by dietary factors may include sudden replacement of food, overeating (the portion feeding too much), food intolerance, foreign bodies that can not be digested as grass or food sources that do not clean example of waste.

Replacement food abruptly can cause disruption of the normal flora balance in the gastrointestinal tract so that food replacement should be done gradually by mixing the old food with the food part of the new quite a period of 1 week to the normal intestinal flora can adapt.
dogs diarrhea
Dogs can also suffer from intolerance to a particular substance or element content of food is also affected by differences in individual sensitivity. One thing that often occur, especially in children where the dogs are lactose intolerance lactose milk can not be digested by the enzyme lactase deficiency. The result is a buildup of lactose in the gut and triggers excessive microbial fermentation affecting the osmotic diarrhea. Handling can do is give milk with low lactose content. Besides dogs can also suffer from intolerance to spicy foods (lots of flavor) and are usually found in oily foods home.

Dogs who eat less clean as from trash but can also lead to diarrhea sometimes accompanied by vomiting. This is because the possibility of spoilage bacteria and toxins in the food waste that can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa.

The dog biting hard objects textured and fibrous food is not included due to their behavior that is "liked" it. Even dogs have been affected in the stomach and feel uncomfortable generally encouraged to eat something fibrous like no other grass is one way of allocating stress incurred by such discomfort. But the grass is irritating and can not be digested, so the impact dogs can vomit and further irritate the gastrointestinal effects that can cause diarrhea.

2. Intestinal Parasites
Intestinal parasites such as worms in dogs whipworms (flatworms), hookworms (hookworm), roundworms (gilig worms). Diarrhea is caused by mechanical obstruction and injury by infestation of worms in the intestinal epithelial mucosa and sometimes accompanied by blood. In severe infestations of worms in the long term can also cause anemia, decrease in body weight gain, dull hair, decreased immune system, and even perforation (hole) the intestinal wall. For it should be given de-worming the dog on a regular basis every 3 months for prevention.

3. Bacterial and protozoan
Protozoa cause damage to intestinal epithelial cells proliferate intracellularly and as such are often attacked, especially in young dogs are giardia and coccidia. While the cause of bacterial diarrhea such as E. coli, salmonella and campylobacter. Privileged bacteria in addition to causing damage to intestinal epithelial cells resulting in malabsorption, can also cause septicemia (circulation of pathogenic bacteria in the blood vessels) and can produce enterotoxin as a waste product of metabolism. In general, bacterial or protozoan infections can occur through contaminated food and also it is zoonotic (can be transmitted to humans).

4. Viral infections
The most frequently encountered and is usually fatal in unvaccinated puppies are parvovirus and coronavirus. Infection with this virus causes acute bloody diarrhea accompanied by vomiting and severe dehydration. Unlike other infections, the virus is contagious (highly infectious) morbidity rate (virulence) and mortality (death) is high, especially in young dogs. Prevention is by vaccination can begin when the puppy enters the age of 6-8 weeks.

5. Drugs and toxins
Certain drugs can cause side effects of diarrhea, such as NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatory agent) such as aspirin, anthelmentik (de-worming), anticancer drugs and some types of antibiotics depending on individual sensitivity. For toxin is generally not only cause diarrhea but also vomiting, even for toxin group organophospate (insecticides) may be accompanied by neurological symptoms (seizures).

6. Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas that can cause the production of digestive enzymes, so the ingesta in the intestine can not be digested properly. This condition affects not only the movement of ingesta normal motility but also the development of gastrointestinal microflora. Consequently overgrowth can occur (excessive growth of microflora) that trigger diarrhea. Symptoms include abdominal area pain, steatorrhea (fatty stools), weight loss and diarrhea are usually chronic and accompanied by blood or mucus (phlegm).

7. Gastrointestinal Obstruction
Gastrointestinal Obstruction can be caused by a foreign object or narrowing of the digestive tract itself is caused by various factors such as torsion (rotation) gastrointestinal, intussuceptio (folded part of the intestine into another part of the intestine), abcess, intestinal tumors, as well as the attachment of the channel due to trauma. Symptoms may also be accompanied by diarrhea than vomiting, anorexia (loss of appetite), depression and pain abdominal area.
For intestinal tumors usually occurred in the terminal colon and rectum and are generally found in older dogs. The tumor itself has a variety of types, but the most violent of which adenocarcinoma and lymphosarcoma. Symptoms due to tumor progression, ie chronic diarrhea, weight loss, low appetite, vomiting, and black stools (due to blood mixed with hcl stomach in the digestive tract).

8. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
The occurrence of IBD or better known as inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract is suspected by the role of various factors such as nutrients, bacteria, genetic and immune system that causes the reaction hypersensitif resulting permeability disorders and lesions (sores) mucosal tissue and ultimately have an impact on the occurrence of chronic diarrhea.

In addition to the cause, you also need to recognize the duration of diarrhea in dogs can be divided into two categories, namely diarrhea are acute and chronic. Acute diarrhea usually occur suddenly and lasted a short duration up to 1-2 weeks. Meanwhile, when diarrhea occurs persistently (over 3 weeks) or a history of recurrent, it can be categorized as chronic diarrhea.

When your dog has diarrhea mild acute but his condition is still agile with a good appetite and without clinical symptoms other then the possibility of diarrhea are more likely caused by dietary factors. Nevertheless both acute diarrhea or chronic still require special attention when accompanied by the other symptoms such as decreased appetite, vomiting, fever, weakness, pale mucous, diarrhea accompanied by blood or mucus, abdominal pain and so forth. In this condition, you should immediately consult your veterinary clinic animal or a local veterinarian for immediate handling and examination of the possibility of serious illness.

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Treatment of Diarrhea in dogs

Initially confused to write about pets and health problems in this blog, because it does not know how to put it on the lifestyle or health.diarrhea in dogs

pet animal is currently not something strange, because almost every family has a good pet cats, dogs or other exotic animals. The majority of dogs and cats are indeed used as a pet animal and the animal is now no longer a common pet but as a part or member of the family. diarrhea in dogs. Keep dogs and cats occasionally feels heavy when a pet is sick because we have to keep the extra time and effort. Pain conditions which are common in small animals (dogs and cats) is diarrhea. Diarrhea is not a disease but diarrhea is a symptom of a disease in the digestive tract. foods that cause diarrhea

Diarrhea in small animals (dogs and cats) can be caused by many things, and the diarrhea has many types / kinds. However, things need to be considered to determine the origin of diarrhea in pets is based on the changes that occur or clinical symptoms appear.
Diarrhea caused by pathological changes in the small intestine will cause the following symptoms: frequency of defecation (bowel movement) typically increase from normal. Increased frequency of defecation can be up to 3-4 times a day and the amount of feces (stool) issued too many, as well as a liquid or liquid. In addition, animals usually show no circumstances merejan and painless as defecation (dyschezia). Usually also be accompanied by a change in color in the stool (feces containing blood is black) that are usually comprehensive (called melena). Under conditions of diarrhea can be cause dehydration and weight loss.

diarrhea for 2 weeks. However if the diarrhea that occurs from a change in the colon, the changes brought about will look different with the above conditions. Stool volume issued is usually less with a very high frequency. Frequency of defecation can be more than 6 times a day. Animals often merejan or called tenesmus. When merejan be accompanied or not accompanied by the release of stool discharge feces. Animals will merejan and sometimes accompanied by pain during defecation (dyschezia). When stool color changes, usually is found in red blood spots on the surface of the stool (referred to as hematochezia). This condition usually does not cause a drastic change in conditions or animal remains fresh in some time, weight loss is not declining drastically as in the intestine diarrhea. Some drugs used for the treatment of diarrhea is usually based on clinical symptoms such as charcoal, kaolin, loperamide, or atropine.

Frequent cause of diarrhea in dogs is Canine parvovirus infection. This condition causes sudden death in puppies. Some children stricken with parvovirus dogs showing clinical symptoms of depression with vomiting and diarrhea accompanied by hemorrhage (blood in stool), causing a distinctive odor. Another cause of the diarrhea colitis is characterized by tenesmus and sometimes there is blood in the stool. Colitis caused by many agents. Some special types of colitis (ulcerative colitis histiocytic) is only seen in purebred boxer. Ulcerative colitis is caused by inflammation of the mucous that causes diarrhea. If diarrhea is severe pet look that is usually followed by dehydration pet should be taken to the vet to get proper treatment.

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Causes and treatment of diarrhea in baby

DIARRHEA is a disease that is often experienced by baby and young children, especially ages 12 to 24 months. If your baby or child's mother experiences a sudden change in bowel movements than usual, both the frequency / amount of waste water to be frequently in and out in a liquid than a solid consistency, then the child is most likely positively affected by diarrhea.

Diarrhoeal diseases can not be taken lightly, because if ongoing can cause dehydration and harmful to the body organs. persistent diarrhea. In an effort to prevent the gentlemen need to understand very well what is diarrhea and what is the cause of the infants and toddlers experiencing diarrhea.

Diarrhea is not a disease that comes along. Usually there is a trigger diarrhea. In general, here are some of the causes of diarrhea, namely:

Infection by bacteria and parasites (vibrio cholera, salmonella, giardiasis).
Attack virus (rotavirus).
Allergies to foods, formula or food poisoning.
Infection by bacteria or viruses that accompany other diseases such as measles, ear infections, throat infections, malaria, etc..
Artificial sweeteners.
Symptoms of diarrhea or diarrhea is watery stools with a frequency of 4 x or more a day, which is sometimes accompanied by:

Gag
Board lethargic or weak
baby diarrhea
Hot
No appetite
Blood and mucus in feces
In addition, there are several symptoms that can be used as a guide to determine what the cause of diarrhea in infants, namely:
how do you stop diarrhea
1. If diarrhea occurs accompanied by vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, chills, achiness, then chances are there is a problem in gastroenteritis (digestive). If accompanied by the presence of blood in stools likely due to bacterial infection.

2. Diarrhea occurs after consuming infant formula milk or too much of certain foods, possible diarrhea caused by problems with food or milk.

3. Diarrhea accompanied by abdominal bloating, gas and impurities such as oily, probably caused by a parasitic infection.

4. Diarrhea occurred after the baby is taking certain medications such as antibiotics or other drugs, chances are due to the side effects of the drugs consumed.

5. Diarrhea accompanied by vomiting, excessive sweating, fatigue, seizures, and make the baby becomes unconscious, something probably caused by poisoning. If the baby is unconscious or having difficulty breathing, you should immediately bolt to the hospital.

6. The baby becomes fussy after feeding, abdominal bloating, diarrhea and dirt cause odor, probably caused by lactose intolerance or who can not tolerate lactose in the milk.

7. If diarrhea is accompanied by vomiting appear, itching, nasal congestion, swelling, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty swallowing and the onset of rash on the skin, caused by food allergies kemunginan consumed by infants.

8. Diarrhea with a feeling of bloating or gaseous, vomiting, colic, bloody feces, refusing to eat, coughing, wheezing and symptoms occur about 45 minutes after consuming milk, probably due to infant can not tolerate the protein contained in the milk.

9. The baby becomes fussy, crying, pulling at the ears, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, no appetite and yellow discharge from the ear or white, probably caused by an infection in the ear.

10. Chronic diarrhea, impaired growth, cough accompanied with a whimper, sigh breath or wheezing, probably caused by the disease cystic fibrosis.

Diarrheal disease transmission is contact with infected feces directly, such as:

Food and beverages that have been contaminated, either already contaminated by insects or contamination by dirty hands.
Playing with toys that are contaminated, especially in infants often include hand / toy / whatever into the mouth. Because the virus can survive on the surface of the air for several days.
Use of contaminated water and boil the water properly.
Washing and the use of unclean milk bottles.
Do not wash hands thoroughly after defecation or cleaning feces of infected children, thus contaminating the furniture and equipment held.

Treatment of Diarrhe
Because the cause of acute diarrhea / diarrhea sudden common is a virus, then there is NO treatment that can cure, because it usually resolves itself after a few days. Then the diarrhea treatment is aimed at treating existing symptoms and prevent dehydration or lack of fluids. Acute diarrhea can be cured ONLY to continue feeding as normal and drinks / fluid enough alone.

The thing to remember is NOT prescribe medication to stop the diarrhea, because diarrhea itself is a defense mechanism of the body to remove contaminated food from the intestines. Trying to stop diarrhea with medications such as clogging the pipeline that will go out and cause reflux and will exacerbate the channel.

Because of the diarrhea is a defense mechanism of the body to heal itself after a few days - (14 days) where the diarrhea more features - from water (watery) started berampas, reduced its frequency and recovered. The important thing is to prevent and resolve diarrhea symptoms of dehydration.

Diarrhea Prevention

Forward Giving breast milk
Note the cleanliness and balanced nutrition for the provision of complementary foods after 6 months old baby.
Because direct contact transmission of feces through the hands / insects, then keep clean by making handwashing habits for the entire family. Wash hands before eating or providing food for the little one.
Remember to maintain the cleanliness of the food we eat or drink. Also the cleanliness of dining furniture or playground equipment child.

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How to treat Diarrhea in Children with Right

Remember the children's song entitled "I'm healthy children". It reads the text like this, I'm strong my body healthy child, because my mom diligently and carefully, for I always breast fed baby, nutritious food and immunization, my weight has always weighed, posyandu wait every time, when I had diarrhea mother always vigilant, always ready to help oralit available.
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The song also had its advantages. Giving first aid oralit as diarrhea in children has been known since the first. Unfortunately, parents are often too frantic and anxious when her diarrhea so forget the important messages from the children's song.diarrhea and vomiting

Parents should be patient and calmer assess her condition, .diarrhea for a week. basically diarrhea is self-limiting disease (self-limiting disease), the fear of diarrhea is dehydration, so parents should know about the prevention of dehydration and signs of dehydration in children diarrhea.

how do you get diarrhea. Infants and toddlers with diarrhea needs more fluids to replace body fluids lost through the feces and vomit. Giving proper fluid with a sufficient number of primary capital to prevent dehydration. Fluids should be given little by little with the frequency as often as possible.

ORS is one option to prevent fluids and treat dehydration. ORS is equipped with an electrolyte, so it can replace electrolytes lost with the liquid.

Read the rules well oralit use, how much water should be prepared to make a solution of oral rehydration salts, so that the dose can be precisely oralit given. Soup or plain water solution is practical and almost as effective as oral rehydration efforts to prevent dehydration.

Fluids are commonly referred to as liquid household should be given while the child is diarrhea. Give the liquid with a spoon, spoonful every 1-2 minutes. For an older child may be drinking directly from the glass / cup to sip frequently. If vomiting occurs, the mother can stop giving fluids for about 10 minutes, and then given fluids slowly (eg 1 tablespoon every 2-3 minutes).

In addition to fluids, breastfeeding and complementary feeding should be continued so that children do not fall into a state of malnutrition and growth is not disturbed. In contrast, solutions of high sugar content hiperosmoler for should not be granted, for example, is a very sweet tea, soft drinks and sugary fruit drinks commercial.

Parents should know the signs of worsening diarrhea. Take the child to the health care facility or a doctor if the condition does not improve within 3 days or liquid bowel movements become more frequent, repeated vomiting, eating or drinking very little, there is a child with fever and bloody stools.

Do not wait any longer if the child shows signs of dehydration, the child being very fussy or just apathetic and lethargic in the advanced dehydration. For children less than one year, it can be seen or touched concave top of his head. In mild and moderate dehydration, the child seemed very thirsty, but if severe dehydration, the child just does not feel hungry anymore.

Can also examined skin turgor abdomen which will decrease flexibility if the child is dehydrated. You do this by clamping or pinching the skin for 30-60 seconds, then release. When is a good skin turgor, the skin will quickly return to its original state. If not, the return will be slow. In addition, children who are dehydrated will look sunken eyes, crying tears, not urinating, dry mouth and tongue look.

If these things happen then the child needs to be addressed by health professionals. Antibiotics are not routinely given, only in certain cases doctors will prescribe antibiotics. Currently more often given a type of probiotic that is mixed in liquid or food kids. The purpose is to multiply probiotics "good bacteria" that can shorten episodes of diarrhea.

So far, antidiarrheal medication in children can be at risk of side effects is quite dangerous. These risks may include nausea, vomiting and even severe enough, the incidence of paralytic ileus (intestinal disorders) that can have fatal consequences, even rarely require surgery.

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5 Best Food Consumed current for Diarrhea

When experiencing diarrhea, fecal issued will generally watery or loose stools.
Many factors can cause diarrhea, diarrhea with blood, stomach virus for example, irritable bowel syndrome, or certain medications.
Whatever the cause, certain foods can make diarrhea worse or help make it better.
It is therefore important to know which foods should be consumed in order to speed up the healing process diarrhea.foods that cause diarrhea

Here are some good foods to eat when you have diarrhea:

1. Strict diet
The best food as an anti-diarrhea are bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast (Banana, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast - BRAT).
All four of these foods are easy to digest, so it does not cause further irritation to the digestive system.
Some of the food is also regarded as a 'binder', which means it can cause constipation.
But when experiencing diarrhea, food can help make the stool harder.diarrhea in children
These foods can be eaten by anyone over the age of 12 months, while children under the age of 12 months is recommended to consult with your pediatrician.

2. Yogurt
If you have diarrhea that the body is trying to break away from the bad bacteria.

Yogurt helps resolve diarrhea because it contains good bacteria that help keep the digestive system to be smooth.
Yogurt is also easy to digest and will not cause the problems associated with products made from milk.
You should avoid milk during diarrhea because it can make diarrhea worse.

3. Increase your intake of fluids that contain electrolytes
When diarrhea or stools become liquid, the body tends to quickly become dehydrated and lose electrolytes.
The best way to overcome diarrhea is to increase the intake of fluids and broth can merehidrasi and replace electrolytes lost body.
Avoid the type of juice or prune juice can increase bowel movements. Also, avoid caffeine because it causes irritation in the digestive system.

4. Choose food and High Fiber Low Sodium
Although it seems contrary to the traditional rule that limits the intake of salt and get as much fiber intake, but the best foods to eat when diarrhea is food that is capable of holding fluids as done by the salt.

5. Eliminate Food Consumption High Fat or Sugar
Avoid foods high in fat or sugar for diarrhea because it can make the condition worse.

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an easy way to identify the cause of diarrhea

Diarrhea is not a disease that comes along. diet for diarrhea.Usually there is a trigger diarrhea. In general, here are some of the causes of diarrhea, namely:

• Infection by bacteria, viruses or parasites.
• Allergies to certain foods or drugs.
• Infection by bacteria or viruses that accompany other diseases such as measles, ear infections, throat infections, malaria, etc..
• Artificial sweeteners
• diarrhea after eating

Based on meta-analysis in the world, every child has diarrhea at least once every year. Of every five children were coming from diarrhea, one of them due to rotavirus. Then, of the 60 children who were hospitalized due to diarrhea as well as one in which rotavirus.what to do for diarrhea

mostly diarrhea in infants and children caused by rotavirus infection. Bacteria and parasites can also cause diarrhea. These organisms interfere with the absorption of food in the small intestine. The impact of food is not digested and then immediately go into the large intestine.

The food is not digested and absorbed in the intestine will draw water from the intestinal wall. On the other hand, in this situation the intestinal transit to be very short so that the water could not be absorbed by the colon. This is what causes watery diarrhea stools.

Actually, not only the colon emit excessive water but also electrolytes. Fluids and electrolytes lost through diarrhea can cause dehydration then. Dehydration is a life-threatening diarrhea.

In addition because of rotavirus diarrhea can also occur due to poor nutrition, allergies, intolerance to lactose, and so on. Infants and toddlers who have a lot of lactose intolerance because the body has no or only a few have a functioning enzyme to digest lactose contained lactose milk.

Not so with breastfed babies. Babies will not lactose intolerant because the milk contains lactose enzyme. In addition, ASI guaranteed clean because drunk straight without containers such as drinking milk formula with bottles and pacifiers.

Diarrhea can be a side effect of many drugs, especially antibiotics. In addition, the artificial sweetener ingredients sorbitol and mannitol are present in chewing gum and sugar-free products other cause diarrhea.

It occurs in children and young adults who have low and normal hormone function, normal vitamin levels and has no obvious cause of bone fragility.

Parents play a major role in determining the causes of child diarrhea. Infants and toddlers who are still breastfeeding exclusively breastfed are generally less diarrhea due to contamination from the outside. However, milk formula and complementary foods can be contaminated with bacteria and viruses.

Symptoms Diarrhea

Symptoms of diarrhea or diarrhea is watery stools with a frequency of 4 x or more a day, which is sometimes accompanied by:

1. Vomiting
2. Board lethargic or weak
3. Hot
4. No appetite
5. Blood and mucus in feces
6. Nausea and vomiting may precede diarrhea caused by viral infections. Infection can suddenly cause diarrhea, vomiting, bloody stools, fever, loss of appetite or lethargy.

Furthermore, it can also experience abdominal pain and stomach cramps, and other symptoms such gejal-flu as slight fever, muscle pain or cramps, and headaches. Disruption of bacteria and parasites occasionally cause stools contain blood or high fever.

Diarrhea can cause loss of fluids and electrolytes (eg sodium and potassium), so the baby becomes fussy or heart rhythm disturbances or brain hemorrhage.

Diarrhea is often accompanied by dehydration (lack of fluids). Only mild dehydration causes dry lips. Dehydration was causing wrinkled skin, eyes and a sunken fontanel (in infants aged less than 18 months). Severe dehydration can be fatal, usually lead to shock.

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how to stop diarrhea

It is not always that bad diarrhea. Actually, diarrhea is the body's mechanism for removing toxins from the body. Toxins produced by viruses, bacteria, parasites and so on will be thrown out along with watery stools.

Loss of body fluids that contain electrolytes important cause of death in patients with diarrhea. Condition called dehydration is dangerous because it can cause heart rhythm disturbances and reduce the patient's consciousness. Do not underestimate, if not addressed can lead to death
what to take for diarrhea
Most acute diarrhea (diarrhea sudden) in children can be cured simply by giving fluids and continue feeding it. Therefore, the core of the treatment of diarrhea is to give fluids to avoid dehydration.
The principle of treatment of diarrhea is to prevent dehydration by giving oralit (rehydration) and address the causes of diarrhea.

Cause diarrhea
Diarrhea can be caused by many factors such as one meal, bacteria, parasites, until the inflammation. Treatment given must be tailored to the patient's clinical.

Diarrhea medicine is divided into three, the first kemoterapeutika eradicate the causes of diarrhea., Such as bacteria or parasites, Obstipansia to relieve the symptoms of diarrhea and spasmolitik that helps eliminate unpleasant stomach cramps.

Better not take class kemoterapeutika without a prescription. Your doctor will determine which drugs cause diarrhea adjusted for example bacteria, parasites. Giving kemoterapeutika have side effects and should be taken according to doctor's instructions

Actually, not only the colon emit excessive water but also electrolytes. Fluids and electrolytes lost through diarrhea can cause dehydration then. Dehydration is a life-threatening diarrhea.

Diarrhea Drug Classification
Kemoterapeutika for causal therapy is to eradicate the bacteria that cause diarrhea, such as antibiotics, sulfonamides, kinolon and furazolidone.
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Racecordil
Anti diarrhea ideal to work fast, does not cause constipation, have a high therapeutic index, has no adverse effects on the central nervous system, and not less important, does not cause dependency. Racecordil was first marketed in France in 1993, meets all these ideal conditions.

Loperamide
Loperamide is an opioid group that works by slowing gastrointestinal motility by affecting the circular and longitudinal intestinal muscles. Diarrhea drug binds to opioid receptors that allegedly konstipasinya effects caused by binding to these receptors loperamide. A common side effect is abdominal colic (abdominal injury), while tolerance to the effects of constipation are rare.

Nifuroxazide
Nifuroxazide is nitrofuran compounds have a bactericidal effect on Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nifuroxazide works locally in the gastrointestinal tract.
Diarrhea medication is indicated for the dire acute diarrhea caused by E. coli and Staphylococcus, kolopatis specific and non-specific, used both for children and adults.

Dioctahedral smectite
Dioctahedral smectite (DS), an aluminosilicate nonsistemik filitik structure, in vitro has been shown to protect the intestinal mucosal barrier and absorb toxins, bacteria, and rotavirus. Smectite alter the physical properties of gastric mucus and fight mukolisis caused by bacteria. This substance can also restore the integrity of the intestinal mucosa as seen from the normalized ratio of laktulose-mannitol urine in children with acute diarrhea.
Obstipansia for symptomatic therapy (relief of symptoms) can stop diarrhea in several ways:

Substance peristaltic pressure, thus providing more time for resorption of water and electrolytes by the intestinal mucosa such as pethidine derivatives (difenoksilatdan loperamida), antokolinergik (atropine, belladonna extract)
Adstringensia which eroded intestinal mucous membrane, such as tannic acid (tannin) and tannalbumin, bismuth salts and aluminum.
Adsorbensia, such as carbo adsorbent can absorb the color at the surface (adsorption) of toxic substances (toxins) produced by bacteria or sometimes derived from food (shrimp, fish). Included here are also musilago substances mucus and intestinal mucous membrane covering the wounds with a protective coating such as kaolin, pectin (a carbohydrate which contained among other sdalam apples) and bismuth salts and aluminum.
Spasmolitik, ie substances which can release muscle spasms that often leads to diarrhea, abdominal pain, among others papaverin and oksifenonium.

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