The summer is approaching. In addition to respiratory infections, it is the most common form of acute gastroenteritis every summer. The pathogenic sources include salmonella or adenovirus, enterovirus, etc. Patients may experience symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. Abdominal cramps, high fever, chills, anorexia and burnout. In general, it takes about three to seven days to treat acute gastroenteritis. Apart from taking medications and fasting for 12 to 24 hours, patients may lose water because they are constantly on the go. Therefore, they must supplement enough water during fasting.
It is worth noting that children who spit and diarrhea lose water in addition to losing electrolytes, so it is best to supplement the “rehydration salts†that pharmacies sell instead of pure boiled water. Some parents just blindly give the children drinking boiled water, but instead they dilute the body's electrolytes, causing cramps and other "water intoxication." Although sports drinks on the market are also salty, the sugar content in drinks is also high, which can cause diarrhea children to continue diarrhea. As for “rehydration saltsâ€, it contains appropriate amount of sugar and salt, which can supplement the water and salt lost from vomiting and diarrhea, but it will not cause persistent diarrhea due to high sugar content.
In addition, patients with acute gastroenteritis have poor appetite during recovery and can eat light, easily digested foods. Children can eat gruel, pasta, soda crackers, apples, bananas and so on. For children younger than one year of age, infants who use infant formula as their staple food can dilute some of their milk powder, or switch to a special formula that does not contain lactose, and then return the formula to its original concentration after symptoms are improved.