Complications of diarrhea caused by cold in babies

It is a common phenomenon that babies catch cold and have diarrhea. Many parents, when taking care of their children, catch cold for various reasons and suffer from diarrhea. After this symptom occurs, many parents want to fully understand what complications may occur. The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a comprehensive understanding.

Diarrhea often leads to malnutrition, multiple vitamin deficiencies, and multiple infections.

1. Extra-digestive tract infection

Extra-digestive tract infection may be the cause of diarrhea, but it is also common to be infected due to low body resistance after diarrhea. Common ones include suppurative skin infections, urinary tract infections, otitis media, upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, phlebitis and sepsis. Viral enteritis is occasionally complicated by myocarditis.

2. Oral thrush

Children with a prolonged course of illness or pre-existing malnutrition are more likely to develop thrush, especially after long-term use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. If the medication is not stopped in time, the fungus can invade the intestines and even cause systemic fungal disease.

3. Toxic hepatitis

Jaundice may occur during the course of diarrhea, which is more common in children with existing malnutrition. It may be enteritis caused by Escherichia coli, complicated by Escherichia coli sepsis, leading to toxic hepatitis. The condition worsens rapidly after diarrhea, and death occurs soon after jaundice appears. However, if the disease is discovered early and injected with polymyxin, ampicillin or carbenicillin in time, most cases can be cured.

4. Malnutrition and vitamin deficiency

Prolonged diarrhea, repeated fasting, and long-term calorie deficiency can easily lead to malnutrition, anemia, and vitamin A deficiency. Long-term diarrhea can cause liver damage, reduced vitamin K absorption and decreased prothrombin, leading to bleeding.

The above content provides detailed answers to the complications of diarrhea caused by cold in infants. For many parents, it is important to fully understand what complications may occur. After a comprehensive understanding, in order not to affect the health of the child, comprehensive treatment must be carried out as soon as possible. Only by comprehensive treatment as soon as possible can the diarrhea of ​​the child be stopped as soon as possible and the child can recover as soon as possible through treatment.