Diarrhea in a child at 10 months

Diarrhea in a 10-month-old child occurs against the background of infection, changes in the diet. Diarrhea in a child - the allocation of stools, taking into account 10 g per 1 kg of weight per day.

This manifestation of an intestinal disorder is considered a clinical event in which the absorption of water and electrolytes is impaired.

Medical indications

Diarrhea in a child of 10 months occurs after an infection of a viral and bacterial nature, as well as a complication of antibiotic therapy.

Diarrhea in a 10-month-old baby can be acute and chronic. In the latter case, the stool is observed more often 3 times, and its duration is longer than 3 weeks.

Diarrhea is the first symptom of dysentery at 10 months of age. With such a diagnosis, urgent help is needed.

Functional diarrhea in a child of 10 months - no disturbances in the state of the baby, while normal physical development is observed.

Since a 10-month-old child has diarrhea provokes dehydration, it is necessary to be attentive to his condition and nutrition. It is normal if bowel movements occur 10 times a day, and a liquid consistency is normal.

Parents should be concerned if a child is 10 months old. diarrhea is accompanied by additional symptoms. The stool may be golden in color, mucus, and blood. The smell of stool is sharp and sour.

Dangerous symptoms of diarrhea in a 10-month-old child include:

• lethargy;
• apathy;
• abdominal pain;
• intoxication;
• heat;
• dehydration up to 5%.

If your weight is low, dehydration can be fatal for a child.

Process etiology

The causes of diarrhea at 10 months include a change in the mother's dietary preference. Sometimes diarrhea is allergic. A similar condition occurs against the background of overeating.

A more dangerous etiology is intestinal infection, which provokes high fever, profuse vomiting.

Diarrhea can be triggered in a 10-month-old child by a gastric strain or pathology of internal organs.

Antibiotics can provoke intestinal upset. A similar symptom is characteristic of teething and dysbiosis. A rare cause of diarrhea is stress.

What is dehydration

Before you understand what to give your child, you need to pass laboratory tests. Special treatment is indicated if the balance of salts and water is disturbed. Diarrhea and vomiting upset the balance of these indicators.

Against the background of the disturbed balance, there is a serious malfunction in the functioning of the child's body.

If moderate dehydration occurs, when the child's body loses up to 5% of its weight, medical attention is required. A similar decision is made with severe dehydration - up to 10%.

With such diagnoses, apathy increases, there is a rare emptying of the urinary, while the urine itself acquires a dark yellowish tint. The skin turns pale, dries up.

Against the background of diarrhea, a child at 10 months has no tears. His eyes fall, and his fontanelle sinks.

Infants under 1 year of age are more susceptible to dehydration. It is necessary to treat the baby taking into account the following etiology:

• not assimilated product introduced into complementary foods for a child. This phenomenon is associated with early introduction of complementary foods or individual intolerance;
• congenital malfunction of the pancreas or intestines, which is associated with pathology or the introduction of a new product into complementary foods;
• dysbiosis - the disease develops after taking an antibiotic;
• intestinal infection - a virus or bacteria that causes diarrhea. Bacteria enter the child's body with expired yogurt, poorly processed food, through toys;
• EI - diarrhea is accompanied by high body temperature.

Therapies

If diarrhea is triggered by early complementary foods, the child does not need to be treated. You just need to cancel this product.

It is recommended to return to the previous diet, trying to breastfeed the baby more often and more at 10 months.

If the diarrhea does not worsen and does not stop, while the baby is active, it is necessary to examine it by a pediatrician, prescribing an ultrasound of the peritoneal organs. What to do with diarrhea in this case? It is necessary to give the child 800 ml of water.

If diarrhea is accompanied by fever, parents do the following:

• non-abundant intestinal disorder - up to 100 ml per day, as well as low body temperature, allow you to treat a child at 10 months at home. The baby is weighed twice a day. The diaper is weighed separately. This will allow you to take into account the amount of urine and the amount of water lost due to dehydration. What to give to the baby? A chamomile broth, semi-sweet tea is prepared for the child. At 10 months you can give "Oralit" or "Humana electrolyte";
• infants prone to acetone elevation need to frequently measure this indicator. To do this, use a special test strip and a mouth test. With the help of the latter method, rotavirus can be detected in a child at 10 months;
• will help eliminate diarrhea in a child Smecta. One sachet of the product is dissolved in 200 ml of water. The prepared solution must be drunk a day. You can replace Smecta with White coal. The last solution or tablets are given to the child one hour before meals;
• if the mouth test is negative, it is recommended to eliminate diarrhea with Nifuroxazide. Take up to 5 ml of this product per day. In some cases, vomiting appears against the background of such therapy. Therefore, the drug is given to the child after consulting a doctor;
• if the test for rotoinfection is positive, diarrhea is eliminated with Viferon or Laferobion suppositories;
• the baby should not be fed with new foods. The diet should be presented in the form of mashed potatoes, liquid rice porridge.

In a baby-child, feces are observed in the form of liquid sour cream of yellow color with a sour smell. In artificial children, feces are thicker with a yellow tinge and an unpleasant odor.

A child during the first 6-10 months, defecate up to 7 times a day, and artificial people - up to 4 times a day.

An infant child often suffers from diarrhea, provoked by improper food, including sausages, sweets, smoked meats.

If the diarrhea has stopped, you can ask your pediatrician what to do next. After recovery, it is recommended to add another feed.

This theory will allow you to restore the lost weight during the period of illness. You should not give your child medicines other than a water-salt solution, including Rehydron, ORS. This remedy is given in crumbs before consulting a pediatrician.

Therapy for certain types of intestinal disorders

If a child has functional diarrhea, this is considered normal. This phenomenon occurs for the following reasons:

• violation of the rules for breeding milk formula;
• violation of the feeding process with a mixture that does not correspond to age and health.

Diarrhea can be triggered by even a minimal change in the diet, including switching to a new mixture, drinking water of an unusual composition.

In such cases, it is recommended to abandon the products that provoked this phenomenon.

If diarrhea develops after the penetration of an intestinal infection, bacteria, viruses into the body, the temperature may additionally rise, vomiting will appear. This condition provokes severe dehydration.

Situations when you need to urgently consult a pediatrician:

• the baby is not able to swallow, drink, while there is a pronounced thirst;
• lethargy or anxiety;
• high body temperature, which exceeds 38 degrees;
• relapse of vomiting.

In addition, lethargy, general malaise, and a rash may be observed. Experts attribute dehydration to the most serious complications of intestinal infection due to the loss of electrolytes with fluid.

Therapy depends not only on the etiology, but also on the nature of the infection. The causative agent of diarrhea can be Shigella, which causes dysentery.

Also infections are Salmonella, an enteroinvasive bacillus. In this case, antibiotics are indicated.

Severe manifestation of dysbiosis is diarrhea. The etiology of this phenomenon is the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Against the background of this therapy, not only pathogenic microbes are destroyed, but also beneficial bacteria.

Fighting the temperature

Fever with diarrhea is common in infants. The therapy is carried out after measuring the temperature, examining the child.

Most often, the temperature is measured in the groin area or under the armpits. In infants, the temperature can be measured through the rectum.

If the fever lasts for several days, it is recommended to keep a diary. Using the dynamics of the symptoms of the disease, the doctor makes a diagnosis. Body temperature up to 38.5 degrees is not reduced by medicines.

The risk group includes children prone to seizures. They are registered with neurologists, cardiologists and pulmonologists. It is also necessary to lower the temperature in children up to 2 months of age.

If the high temperature is accompanied by chills, pallor of the skin, pain in the muscles, the child is given an antipyretic agent:

• Nurofen;
• Ibuprofen.

With the manifestation of the above symptoms, the child needs to be provided with the following assistance, having previously called a doctor:

• undress or easily dress the child;
• constant drinking with frequent attachment to the chest;
• the baby should not be rolled, otherwise there will be heatstroke. It is better to undress the baby by covering it with a diaper;
• rubbing the baby with warm water in the folds of the neck, legs and arms. It is better to start this procedure with the face. You can put a damp cloth on your forehead. It is replaced once every 30 minutes. This technique of therapy will slightly reduce body temperature;
• give the baby an antipyretic agent. If he has diarrhea, it is best to use a potion. Suppositories are used for vomiting. In the latter case, the temperature will begin to decrease 40 minutes after entry. The syrup or solution will take effect after 20 minutes.

If the body temperature rises, and diarrhea appears, you need to call a pediatrician. Before his arrival, the baby is given water from a teaspoon or from a bottle.

With the permission of the doctor, a decoction of salt, soda, raisins and sugar is prepared for the child. To do this, use 100 grams of raisins. It is boiled in a liter of water for 30 minutes. Add 1 tsp to the composition. salt, 4 tsp. sugar and ½ tsp. baking soda.

The medicine is boiled for 2 minutes. The resulting product is cooled, given to the child throughout the day. Children at 10 months can be given rice and carrot-apple broth. With the help of these funds, toxins are removed from the body.

It is definitely recommended to record the amount of stool, its color, the presence of mucus with blood and smell in the stool.

It is recommended to keep the last diaper and show it to the pediatrician. Self-administration of medication is contraindicated.

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