Question

What causes pediatric diarrhea?

Answer

Pediatric diarrhea is generally categorized into bacterial nausea and vomiting, viral diarrhea, and physiological diarrhea. Viral diarrhea often involves a large amount of nausea and vomiting with loose stools. Antiviral treatment can be administered. If hyponatremia or hypernatremia occurs again, timely supplementation is required. Bacterial nausea and vomiting usually present with mucoid stools and require the use of sensitive antibiotics taken orally. For physiological diarrhea, supplementing with probiotics can usually resolve the condition.