Question
What to Do When a Child Has Loose Stools and Poor Appetite?
Answer
An 8-month-old baby has had loose stools and poor appetite for nearly two days, often crying. A stool test revealed enteritis, and the baby has been under treatment for two days without improvement. Today, the baby is burping frequently and has a slightly red throat. How should this be addressed? Additionally, can the baby drink milk during diarrhea? (As there was a significant temperature difference a few days ago, and the baby was often taken out to play; could it be related to catching a cold?) Many thanks for your guidance.
Principles of Pediatric Diarrhea Treatment and Medication
The treatment principles are as follows:
- Dietary Adjustment.
- Select antibiotic treatment based on the pathogen.
- Provide oral or intravenous fluid replacement for dehydration.
- Symptomatic supportive therapy.
- For enzymatic enteritis, use enzymatic probiotics and oral Kekonazole.
- For rotavirus enteritis, take pantoprazole orally or intravenously inject virazole. Generally, antibiotics are not used.
- For prolonged diarrhea in individuals with weak constitutions, supportive therapy is provided, including albumin or plasma infusion.
- If toxic symptoms disappear and stool examination shows no red blood cells, white blood cells, or pus cells but diarrhea persists, an antidiarrheal agent can be used. Vomiting