Symptoms of acute gastroenteritis in children

Acute gastroenteritis in children is a relatively common disease. This disease is quite serious for many children, especially the damage to the gastrointestinal tract is quite serious. Therefore, many parents want to fully understand the symptoms when their children develop acute gastroenteritis. In order for you to fully understand, let’s take a look at the introduction below.

1. Bacterial food poisoning: caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria and their toxins. The clinical manifestations include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, etc., with the characteristics of short incubation period, concentrated time, sudden outbreak, and fierce force. More than 90% of them occurred in July, August and September, mainly due to cross infection caused by neglect of food hygiene during processing, transportation, storage, sales and production. Common bacteria include Salmonella, Proteus, etc. The key to prevention is to strengthen food hygiene management and prevent food contamination.

2. Traveler's diarrhea: It is an acute infectious diarrhea that occurs during travel, often caused by ingestion of contaminated food, beverages and drinking water. The main pathogens are various types of E. coli, viruses and parasites. Common symptoms include watery stools, accompanied by abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting, etc. Therefore, we must strictly control the risk of "diseases coming from the mouth" during travel.

3. Escherichia coli enteritis: It is mainly caused by eating vegetables, meat, seafood, tap water, cold drinks, etc. contaminated by Escherichia coli. The onset is generally slow, and the main manifestation is diarrhea, 3-5 times a day, which is yellow egg-drop-like stool and large in volume. Therefore, to prevent this disease, we must pay attention to diet, drinking water hygiene and feces management.

4. Bacillary dysentery: abbreviated as bacillary dysentery; it is an acute intestinal infectious disease caused by Shigella dysenteriae, which is mainly infected through the mouth through contaminated food and drinking water, and can also be transmitted through hands and flies. Due to the large number of bacteria and different human reactivity, the clinical symptoms are varied and vary in severity, mainly including systemic poisoning and intestinal symptoms. The onset is usually acute, first with chills and fever, then abdominal pain and diarrhea. Patients with toxic bacillary dysentery may become extremely exhausted and suffer toxic shock, which is more common in infants under 2 years old.

5. Refrigerator enteritis: also known as Yersinia enteritis: With the popularization of refrigerators, the incidence of this disease has increased year by year. Yersinia is widely present in many foods such as milk, meat, fish, poultry and vegetables, and grows and reproduces at low temperatures below -4°C. If food in the refrigerator is contaminated with this bacteria, it may cause enteritis. Therefore, raw and cooked food in the refrigerator should be kept separate, and all food should be cooked thoroughly before eating.

The above content provides a detailed introduction to the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis in children. Therefore, as parents, after fully understanding the symptoms of acute gastroenteritis in children, in order to make your children recover as soon as possible, you must go to a regular hospital, undergo a comprehensive examination, understand the symptoms of the disease, and receive effective treatment as soon as possible so that your children can recover as soon as possible.