Symptoms and treatment of dysentery in children

Dysentery is a common gastrointestinal disease in the human body. People who have suffered from dysentery know that dysentery not only causes diarrhea, but if you have diarrhea while at work or in class, it is a very troublesome thing and will also make people feel very depressed. Moreover, dysentery often occurs not only in adults, but also in children. Children's dysentery is generally more serious than that in adults. Due to children's physical reasons, medications cannot be used indiscriminately. So what are the treatments for dysentery in children?

Symptoms of dysentery in children

When infants and young children suffer from bacillary dysentery, as their body temperature rises, they may become listless, drowsy, irritable, or even have convulsions. They may also cry and become restless due to abdominal pain before defecation. Symptoms of dysentery are often atypical, manifested by intestinal dysfunction, dyspeptic stools, and straining during defecation or facial swelling indicating tenesmus.

What to do with dysentery in children

1. Isolate the sick child and treat him under the guidance of a doctor.

2. The air in the ward should be fresh and the child's clothes should be washed and dried immediately.

3. Rest in bed and take medicine as instructed by the doctor. The treatment must be thorough. After the symptoms disappear, do not stop taking the medicine without the doctor's instructions to avoid recurrence of dysentery or transformation into chronic dysentery.

4. When the child has a high fever, he or she should take some antipyretics under the guidance of a doctor. When the fever exceeds 39.5℃, physical cooling measures should be taken.

5. Let the child drink more water, preferably some sugar and salt water, and eat some easily digestible food.

6. Closely observe changes in the child's condition. If you find that the child is listless, pale, or has cold limbs, it may be toxic dysentery and you should seek medical treatment immediately.

How to prevent dysentery in children

Dysentery is a common intestinal disease caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with feces of Shigella dysenteriae. Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of bacterial diseases, we must pay attention to food hygiene.

Note that the food must be fresh. Do not eat spoiled, rotten, or overnight food. Cooked and raw food should not be stored in the refrigerator for too long, and cooked food should be reheated.

Raw food and fruits should be washed thoroughly, and it is best to scald them with boiling water. It is particularly important to note that cold drinks play an important role in the spread of dysentery.

It is impossible to prevent children from drinking cold drinks in summer. The key is to pay attention to buying products of good brands and not drink drinks from street stalls. It is extremely unhygienic to eat popsicles and ice cream on the street, especially when it is windy, the dust that falls on the popsicles often carries germs.