Treatment DIARRHEA AND DEFINITIONS
Diarrhea is usually necessary under medical supervision:
• Diarrhea in infants
• Moderate or severe diarrhea in children
• Diarrhea associated with blood.
• Diarrhea that continues for more than 2 weeks.
• Diarrhea that is associated with other common diseases such as abdominal pain, fever, weight loss, and others.
• Diarrhea in travelers (the possibility of exotic infections such as parasites)
• Diarrhea in institutions such as hospitals, child care, mental health institutes.
Symptoms of diarrhea include:
• Frequent bowel movements besarNyeri in the abdomen (cramps)
• Fever, chills
• Thirst
• Weight loss
• Dehydration (in infants characterized by crying without tears, diaper stays dry for several hours).
Prevention of Diarrhea
Diarrheal diseases can be cured by itself (self-limiting disease). However, do not underestimate it can be life-threatening diarrhea. Two of the biggest killers of children under five (under five years) are diarrhea and pneumonia.
Diarrheal diseases can be transmitted through:
• Use bottle of milk is not clean
• Use of contaminated water sources
• Defecate disembarang place
• Contamination of food by insects (flies, cockroaches, etc.) or by dirty hands.
Hygiene factors were taking part in causing children diarrhea. Starting from the cleanliness of the child to clean cutlery after urination / defecation. All that can affect a child's hand or directly into the mouths of children should be supervised.
There is an easy way to prevent diarrhea that washing hands with soap. Simple habit of washing hands with soap, if applied widely, would save more than one million people around the world, especially toddlers
No less important is breastfeeding at least 6 months. Because, in the breast milk that is there antirotavirus immunoglobulin. Hence, children who are exclusively breastfed rarely suffer from diarrhea. In addition to breastfeeding, measles immunization was able to prevent diarrhea, "said dr. Luszy Arijanty, Sp.A.
"The main cause of diarrhea in adults is a bacteria that contaminate food and beverages, thus preventing diarrhea in adults is to notice the cleanliness of food and beverages. So choose foods that are still in good condition, "advises Dr.. Ari Fahrial Sham, Sp.PD, KGEH, MMB.
Treatment
• Diarrhea is a symptom, treatment depends on the cause.
• Most people only need to remove the cause of diarrhea, such as chewing gum diet or certain drugs, to stop the diarrhea.
• Sometimes, chronic diarrhea will recover if people stopped drinking coffee or cola drinks that contain caffeine.
• To help relieve diarrhea, given drugs such as diphenoxylate, codeine, paregorik (opium tinctur) or loperamide.
• Sometimes, bulking agents used in chronic constipation (psillium or methylcellulose) can help relieve diarrhea.
• To help harden the stool can be kaolin, pectin and attapulgit active.
• If severe diarrhea to cause dehydration, then the patient should be hospitalized and given fluids intravenously and salt substitutes.
• As long as no vomiting and no nausea, could be given a solution containing water, sugar and salt.
• For the selection of drug classes diarrhea is right it's good you have to consult and consult a physician.
Diarrhea is usually necessary under medical supervision:
• Diarrhea in infants
• Moderate or severe diarrhea in children
• Diarrhea associated with blood.
• Diarrhea that continues for more than 2 weeks.
• Diarrhea that is associated with other common diseases such as abdominal pain, fever, weight loss, and others.
• Diarrhea in travelers (the possibility of exotic infections such as parasites)
• Diarrhea in institutions such as hospitals, child care, mental health institutes.
Symptoms of diarrhea include:
• Frequent bowel movements besarNyeri in the abdomen (cramps)
• Fever, chills
• Thirst
• Weight loss
• Dehydration (in infants characterized by crying without tears, diaper stays dry for several hours).
Prevention of Diarrhea
Diarrheal diseases can be cured by itself (self-limiting disease). However, do not underestimate it can be life-threatening diarrhea. Two of the biggest killers of children under five (under five years) are diarrhea and pneumonia.
Diarrheal diseases can be transmitted through:
• Use bottle of milk is not clean
• Use of contaminated water sources
• Defecate disembarang place
• Contamination of food by insects (flies, cockroaches, etc.) or by dirty hands.
Hygiene factors were taking part in causing children diarrhea. Starting from the cleanliness of the child to clean cutlery after urination / defecation. All that can affect a child's hand or directly into the mouths of children should be supervised.
There is an easy way to prevent diarrhea that washing hands with soap. Simple habit of washing hands with soap, if applied widely, would save more than one million people around the world, especially toddlers
No less important is breastfeeding at least 6 months. Because, in the breast milk that is there antirotavirus immunoglobulin. Hence, children who are exclusively breastfed rarely suffer from diarrhea. In addition to breastfeeding, measles immunization was able to prevent diarrhea, "said dr. Luszy Arijanty, Sp.A.
"The main cause of diarrhea in adults is a bacteria that contaminate food and beverages, thus preventing diarrhea in adults is to notice the cleanliness of food and beverages. So choose foods that are still in good condition, "advises Dr.. Ari Fahrial Sham, Sp.PD, KGEH, MMB.
Treatment
• Diarrhea is a symptom, treatment depends on the cause.
• Most people only need to remove the cause of diarrhea, such as chewing gum diet or certain drugs, to stop the diarrhea.
• Sometimes, chronic diarrhea will recover if people stopped drinking coffee or cola drinks that contain caffeine.
• To help relieve diarrhea, given drugs such as diphenoxylate, codeine, paregorik (opium tinctur) or loperamide.
• Sometimes, bulking agents used in chronic constipation (psillium or methylcellulose) can help relieve diarrhea.
• To help harden the stool can be kaolin, pectin and attapulgit active.
• If severe diarrhea to cause dehydration, then the patient should be hospitalized and given fluids intravenously and salt substitutes.
• As long as no vomiting and no nausea, could be given a solution containing water, sugar and salt.
• For the selection of drug classes diarrhea is right it's good you have to consult and consult a physician.
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