Question
What are the causes of a child experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, and fever?
Answer
If a child experiences severe diarrhea, vomiting, and fever, it may lead to dehydration, necessitating immediate medical treatment. To prevent dehydration, one can reduce or even stop eating in cases of frequent diarrhea, allowing the gastrointestinal tract to rest. Simultaneously, oral rehydration salts or homemade sugar salt water, rice water, should be taken in small amounts multiple times to prevent dehydration. Children suffering from diarrhea should pay attention to abdominal warmth to reduce intestinal movement; a towel wrapped around the abdomen or a hot water bottle applied to the abdomen can be used. At the same time, infants should be allowed to rest more. After defecation, the buttocks can be cleaned with warm water to prevent redness.