How to treat gastroenteritis in children

Children's gastrointestinal disease is actually a digestive tract disease. Because children's digestive tract functions are not yet so complete, their ability to resist external infections is relatively weak. They can easily be infected with bad bacteria, thus causing gastroenteritis. Parents are often at a loss when their children fall ill because they don’t know what to do and become very anxious. So, how should gastroenteritis in children be treated?

Acute cold syndrome

1. Loess and ginger soup: 50 grams of stove loess, 12 grams of tangerine peel, and 15 grams of ginger. First, boil the stove core loess in water for 30 minutes, remove the loess, and use the loess water to boil ginger and tangerine peel for about 15-20 minutes. It is then ready to be consumed. This recipe is most effective for patients with acute gastroenteritis who suffer mainly from vomiting.

2. Pepper and Sichuan pepper powder: 50 grams of pepper and 25 grams of Sichuan pepper, grind them into fine powder, put them in a bottle and seal it for later use. Usage: Sprinkle Sichuan peppercorns on the navel, about 1-3 grams for medicinal purposes, press the navel with your hands until the navel becomes warm, and it will take effect in about 10 minutes. This prescription has obvious therapeutic effect on patients with acute gastroenteritis who mainly suffer from pain.

3. Pomegranate and black plum soup: 15 grams of pomegranate peel, 15 grams of ginger, and 12 grams of black plum. Take one dose per day. Boil the above ingredients for about 30 minutes and then take it. Take 3-5 times a day. This prescription has a significant antidiarrheal effect on patients with acute gastroenteritis who suffer mainly from diarrhea.

Acute fever

Whitehead taraxacum soup: 30 grams of whitehead taraxacum, 30 grams of dandelion, and 15 grams of coptis chinensis. Soak in water for 15 minutes, boil for 20 minutes, and then you can take it. Take it 5-6 times a day, and take it for a maximum of 2-3 days to achieve the therapeutic purpose. This prescription is particularly effective for patients with acute gastroenteritis who suffer mainly from diarrhea.

How to treat gastroenteritis in children? What is mentioned above is mainly the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, for young children, it is better not to take overly irritating drugs, otherwise it may make the disease more serious. Therefore, it is the safest and best way to prescribe mild medicine and adjust the diet.