Intestinal dysbiosis: The leading cause of digestive disorders in children

Intestinal dysbacteriosis is an imbalance of bacteria in the intestines, causing digestive disorders, long-term malnutrition and mental retardation in children. Intestinal dysbacteriosis in children can be prevented if children are built with a reasonable diet.

1.1 What is intestinal dysbiosis? Intestinal dysbacteriosis is a very common condition in children, in which the system of good bacteria and bad bacteria in the intestines is out of balance. Normally, in the human gut, there is always a diverse microbiome living in symbiosis with about 500 - 1,000 different species, of which 85% are beneficial bacteria and 15% are harmful bacteria.
If this ratio is always maintained like this, the intestinal tract will be in a stable balance, the process of digesting food takes place effectively, including absorbing nutrients, eliminating toxic components , inhibiting and neutralizing intestinal pathogenic bacteria.
On the contrary, if the ratio between good bacteria and bad bacteria is broken, it is common for the amount of beneficial bacteria to decrease, then harmful bacteria will have the opportunity to proliferate, causing an intestinal infection with symptoms. Very common in children, such as loose stools, raw stools, may contain mucus or a little blood, sometimes accompanied by a feeling of fullness and mild fever. In some cases, children with severe intestinal dysbiosis, without early detection and proper treatment, can experience severe dehydration and electrolyte disturbances, leading to prolonged exhaustion and malnutrition.

1.2 Causes of intestinal dysbacteriosis Intestinal dysbacteriosis usually originates from the cause after children take high and prolonged antibiotics to treat pharyngitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia... inadvertently causing the Beneficial bacteria die, affecting the balance of beneficial and harmful bacteria in the intestinal tract. Malnutrition, improper diet, and changing weather are also favorable conditions that cause urinary tract infections. intestines in young children.

The cause of digestive disorders is intestinal dysbiosis, which originates from the weak resistance of young children, the beneficial bacteria are not strong enough to prevent harmful bacteria from entering the digestive tract. drink or breathe from the outside.
According to statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), for every 500 million children under 5 years of age who are malnourished, up to 30% are directly or indirectly related to digestive disorders. This condition causes children to slow to gain weight, suffer from underweight malnutrition and in the long run can lead to stunting malnutrition.
Children with digestive disorders will have poor absorption, leading to malnutrition and the body will inadvertently form a mechanism to refuse to eat so as not to have to load more food into the gastrointestinal system. Digestive disorders that cause a lack of nutrients (proteins, essential vitamins and minerals) will make children anorexic, creating a vicious cycle between digestive disorders - malnutrition - anorexia - Malnutrition.
Digestive system disorders also lead to a decrease in the percentage of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, children have reduced resistance, are susceptible to dangerous diseases such as cholera, dysentery, chronic colitis... Especially, when children are young. Severe gastrointestinal disorders with prolonged diarrhea will cause weakness, kidney failure, coma, even life-threatening, the risk of death if the child is not treated with rehydration and electrolytes in time. .

Diet is the factor most closely related to the immature digestive system of young children. Therefore, in order to prevent intestinal dysbacteriosis for children, parents need to build a reasonable diet to provide balanced nutrition, adequate, hygienic processing.
In addition, children need to have the habit of washing their hands with antibacterial soap before eating. For children under 2 years old, it should be noted that when playing, children should not put toys in their mouths. With gnats, they must be washed and sterilized with boiling water. Children under one year old should not be introduced to solid foods too early (before 5 months of age) because early tolerance of rough foods makes the stomach and intestines overworked, while the digestive system of children is still quite immature. very vulnerable and confused. For older children, meals should ensure a balance of 4 groups of substances: protein group, carbohydrate group, fat group, vitamin and mineral group. The dishes must be processed safely, with fresh, clean ingredients, boiled and cooked thoroughly.
When making baby formula, parents need to pay attention to mix according to the manufacturer's instructions on the packaging, do not use milk for more than an hour. In addition, bottles and knobs need to be washed and sterilized before and after use.
For children with digestive disorders, parents need to prioritize choosing milk rich in natural fiber, with high metabolism and many enzymes to support the digestive system. Normally, the beneficial bacteria in the digestive system of children are often deficient, so parents can supplement through probiotics and digestive enzymes for children, stimulate children to eat better, fight anorexia. eat and prevent intestinal dysbacteriosis effectively.
When seeing signs of a child having a digestive disorder due to intestinal bacteria, parents need to take the child to the doctor and take medicine as prescribed by the doctor, do not arbitrarily give the child a digestive aid product because if If used incorrectly, the disease will not improve, causing many difficulties in the process of diagnosis and treatment.
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