Diarrhea and fever 38 the child

Occurs when both diarrhea and fever in a child, parents begin to take all measures to prevent. After all, the smaller the baby, the more dangerous the symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to understand why they occur and what to do before visiting the doctor. These two dangerous symptom dehydration child. As the inventory of fluid in his body less than adult, the dehydration is faster. If the child has diarrhea and fever do not stop for several days, it speaks of the danger to his health.


What causes diarrhea and fever

The reasons for the occurrence of these two symptoms several. But they are divided into:

  • infectious,
  • non-infectious.

The latter is often milder and recovery is faster, if the impact was small and the body not have got a large amount of the substance that is causing these symptoms.

Non-infectious causes

Among the main receiving unbearable drugs or increase the dosage. Often, diarrhea occurs when an independent temperature assignment parents antibiotics. They are afraid of different kinds of colds, believing that even the common cold can be treated by these means. But the wrong medication and dosage has a negative impact on the child's body, destroying all the useful microflora of the intestine and irritating the intestinal mucosa. Because of this, and the temperature rises, causing diarrhea.

Gently we need to treat iron-containing preparations. They can also cause such symptoms. So you may want to stop them or the doctor will prescribe other drugs.

Also have diarrhea and fever in cases of poisoning by chemicals or poisons. They can be food or a small child will get poisoning when in contact with disinfectants and household detergents.

Parents may notice that the child has diarrhea and temperature of 38°C while teething. They can also be acetonemic syndrome, metabolism of fats and amino acids.

If the child's diet difficult food also causes such symptoms. Should reconsider the diet, especially a very small child. Because their digestive system is not ready to digest food for adults. Therefore, you should not melt year-old child is eating smoked meats or spicy food. Immature enzymatic system simply cannot digest them.

Infectious causes

The main reason is food poisoning. Most often it is the use of poor quality products. But in some cases, all aggravated by the penetration into an organism bacteria or virus. Among these, the enteroviruses, rotaviruses, Salmonella, E. coli and many other that cause this condition.

The body gets the toxins, so in some cases, the temperature 39, diarrhoea and can join other symptoms.

The child's temperature and diarrhea can occur due to other infectious diseases. They often are precursors of measles, rubella or scarlet fever. Then after this you receive the main symptoms. But put yourself diagnosis is impossible. Better call the house doctor, which is not just diagnose, but also help to understand some features of the disease.

First aid kid

Small children get dehydrated faster, that becomes dangerous. It is therefore necessary to take all measures to prevent the loss of fluid. For this child to constantly drink small amounts after a short period of time. Enough to do 1-2 small SIPS. The liquid will approach the water, chamomile tea, mineral water without gas, and saline. Good to use in this case, dehydration medications.

To reduce the amount of toxins in the body with the necessary sorbents. It is better to use concentrated preparations. They are easier to swallow and they are faster. Adsorbents help to adsorb the toxins and remove them from the body, which will improve the child's condition.

If the child is small and the diarrhea does not stop within a day, you must consult a doctor.

Further treatment

After first aid in the stabilization of the condition, continue treatment in other ways. First of all, you need to assign proper nutrition. Food should be light, quick to digest, not to stay in the stomach and intestines. Also, it should not cause active peristalsis.

You can eat rice and porridge, vegetable soups, boiled vegetables, dairy products. It is not advisable to feed baby fresh fruits, meats, fresh milk. This diet continues for another couple of days after recovery, gradually adding new products. If you return to the usual diet slice after illness, there is pain in the stomach and intestines. They simply can't handlewith this load, leaving food in the stomach and intestines for a long time.

To give children enzyme preparations is possible only after the appointment of their doctor. Yourself to do do not need. Better to let the body gradually recover, getting rid of inflammation of the mucosa.

Well to restore microflora in the gut take probiotics. They will help to ensure proper recovery of gastrointestinal function. In this case, faster returns to normal and the child feels better. Also probiotics help to repopulate the intestinal beneficial bacteria.

Prevention

Common cause of the disease be simply dirty hands. Since children are constantly trying to try all the taste, often to lick his hands and touch them with mucous, bacteria and viruses are not asleep. They simply get on a mucous membrane and they begin to develop.

Therefore, it is important to maintain good hygiene and be sure to wash products before use. Fresh fruit should be washed in warm water, even in the case that will be deducted from them peel.

Be sure the purchase of food to pay attention to expiration dates and appearance. It is undesirable to purchase dairy, meat products to unknown places with it.

During periods of infectious diseases to limit the visiting of public places. Spending increase immunity by immunomodulators is possible only with the permission of the doctor. It is also desirable to delay treatment to the doctor with signs of gastrointestinal disease.

Be sure to follow the diet of the child, freeing him from too old and not good food. He could easily live without soda, smoked sausage or fast food. After all, they have a lot of flavors, colors and flavor enhancers, which negatively act on the immature digestive system of the baby.