Question

Why would a one-year-old baby develop acute gastritis? What are effective treatment methods, and can it turn into chronic gastritis?

Answer

During the autumn and winter seasons, babies are prone to epidemic diarrhea. In addition to keeping warm, they should also consume more warm foods as their digestive systems are more fragile and susceptible to irritation. Here are the medication treatment precautions and selection guidelines for baby enteritis:

  1. For enteritis caused by Escherichia coli, treatments with polymyxin B or kanamycin can be used, but the course should not exceed 7 days to avoid disrupting the bacterial balance.
  2. Viral enteritis does not require antibiotic treatment and can consider using traditional Chinese medicine Zhaodan Laxative Remedy.
  3. For babies with mild enteritis, avoid eating hard-to-digest and high-fat foods and temporarily consume rice porridge, soy milk, yogurt, or skim milk. Gradual return to normal diet should be made 3 to 4 days after symptoms improve.
  4. For candidal enteritis, clotrimazole can be used for treatment.
  5. For campylobacter jejuni enteritis, chloramphenicol can be used for treatment. If the baby shows signs of moderate dehydration, immediate hospital treatment should be sought. After symptoms improve, the baby’s diet should gradually return to normal.