Causes and treatment of acute gastroenteritis in children

Acute gastroenteritis in children is a common digestive tract disease. Many children will suffer from acute gastroenteritis if they are not careful. The symptoms of acute gastroenteritis are very scary and it is also a torture for children. If you want to treat acute gastroenteritis, you must know its cause and general treatment methods so that you can remain calm when the situation occurs. So what are the causes and treatments of acute gastroenteritis in children?

The causes and treatments of acute gastroenteritis in children are as follows:

Causes

① Intestinal infections are caused by bacteria and viruses, especially pathogenic Escherichia coli, which is the main pathogenic bacteria. If a child is sick and antibiotics are used in large quantities and irrationally, it may cause fungi to invade the gastrointestinal tract.

② Diseases other than the gastrointestinal tract, such as inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, pneumonia, nephritis, otitis media, etc., can reduce the secretion of digestive enzymes and increase intestinal motility due to fever and absorption of bacterial toxins.

③Improper feeding of infants and young children, letting them eat too much or too little; or eating too much starch or fatty foods too early; sudden changes in food, sudden weaning, etc., can all cause diarrhea in children.

④ Climate changes, such as excessive cold increasing intestinal motility and excessive heat reducing the secretion of gastric acid and digestive enzymes, can also induce acute gastroenteritis.

Clinical manifestations:

If acute gastroenteritis causes mild diarrhea, the patient is generally in good condition, with less than 10 bowel movements a day, which are yellow or yellow-green in color, with a small amount of mucus or white soap blocks, and not much feces. Sometimes the stool is "egg drop soup-like". Professor Chen Chunlian said that acute gastroenteritis can also cause severe diarrhea, with bowel movements ranging from several to dozens of times a day. Large amounts of watery stools, small amounts of mucus, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and sometimes vomiting of coffee-like substances. If hypokalemia occurs, there may be abdominal distension and symptoms of systemic poisoning; such as irregular low or high fever, irritability and subsequent lack of energy, confusion, and even coma.

Treatment

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.

The above are the causes and treatments of acute gastroenteritis in children. In fact, there are Western medicine methods that can be used for treatment, but Chinese medicine can cure the root cause. Western medicine can only solve the problem at the time. In normal times, you should also pay attention to keeping your child warm, otherwise if you accidentally get it, you will be troubled later. Whether it is a child or an adult, you must pay attention to the body's immunity.