What are the symptoms of diarrhea in babies?

When infants and young children fall ill, parents will feel very sad. Seeing their babies in pain, parents will feel even more uncomfortable and really want to suffer for their children. In fact, it is still very easy to treat illnesses in infants and young children nowadays, because many hospitals have pediatric departments where there are a large number of professionals who can help parents solve practical problems. So the question is, what are the symptoms of baby dysentery?

1. Incubation period

The incubation period is theoretically between a few hours and a week, usually between one or two days, during which the baby does not feel any obvious discomfort.

2. Common dysentery

(1) Defecation

Bowel movement symptoms usually come on violently and very quickly. The baby may defecate more than ten times a day, with a strong sense of adhesion and residual pus and blood.

(2) Complications

There will be obvious abdominal distension and pain, and the baby will also have complications such as weakness in the limbs, nausea, vomiting, and inability to swallow.

3. Mild dysentery

(1) Defecation

The baby has bowel movements three or four times a day, with some pus and blood in the stool, and sometimes viscous intestinal fluid. But the symptoms will ease within two to three days.

(2) Complications

There are no obvious complications, and a low-grade fever may occur.

4. Severe dysentery

(1) Defecation

At this time, children may have diarrhea dozens of times a day, and the stool will contain pus and blood.

(2) Complications

At this time, the baby's symptoms are more serious, with severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and possible coma and poisoning.

5. Toxic dysentery

(1) Population

It usually occurs in younger babies. Babies between 2 and 7 years old are most susceptible to toxic dysentery, but its symptoms usually appear within one or two days.

(2) Symptom characteristics

The disease progresses rapidly and the baby will have a high fever, coma or even shock. The symptoms of poisoning are obvious and the condition is very serious.

6. Chronic dysentery

(1) Population

The affected population generally includes babies who are more than two months old, babies with congenital malnutrition, rickets, anemia and other diseases. For some babies who suffer from atypical acute dysentery, if they are not treated properly, the symptoms will often be prolonged and difficult to cure, and then become chronic.

(2) Symptom characteristics

At this time, the baby's body temperature may be normal or he may have a low fever. The bowel movements will change but it cannot be determined. Sometimes mucus will be present, and sometimes mucus and pus and blood will appear alternately.