Diarrhea in children - Causes and treatment

The article is expertly advised by MSc. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hung, Head of Pediatrics - Neonatology Department, Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital. Dr. Hung used to work for a long time at Hoang Anh Gia Lai University Hospital of Medicine and Pharmacy. His strength is examining and treating pediatric respiratory diseases.

Diarrhea in children, also known as enuresis, is common in children between the ages of 5 and 9. Usually, urinary incontinence can go away on its own after a few days, but it can also be a manifestation of a medical condition such as: Urinary tract infection, foreskin narrowing or foreskin length,...

Diarrhea affects children's psychology and activities when they constantly ask to go to the toilet, if the condition persists, it will harm the child's growth and development. Therefore, when detecting children with diarrhea, parents need to have an early treatment plan. Diarrhea in children can be due to physiological or pathological causes.
1.1. Some causes of diarrhea in children are due to normal physiological phenomena such as:
Drinking a lot of water, milk or eating porridge leads to frequent urination. Some children have the habit of drinking water and milk in the evening. Therefore, it often leads to frequent urination during the night. Parents do not need to worry too much about physiological causes because these are normal phenomena that do not require treatment. After a few days, the child will get better on his own. 1.2. Children with pathological urinary incontinence When the phenomenon of urinary incontinence in children lasts for a long time accompanied by some symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, fussiness, incomplete urination, straining when urinating, urethral openings are red and swollen, pus, ... it is very likely that the child has pathological diabetes. Typically diseases such as balanitis, cystitis or foreskin stenosis.
Usually, urinary incontinence in girls is caused by a urinary tract infection. In boys, the most common cause of urinary incontinence is a narrow or elongated foreskin.
The disease can occur at many ages; Therefore, for children who do not know how to speak, do not know how to complain of pain, do not know how to describe the disease, parents need to pay attention to the signs and symptoms of the child to promptly take the child to the doctor for examination and treatment.

When children show signs of peeing, parents should pay attention to limit wearing diapers all day for children. After the child urinates, it is necessary to clean the toilet, especially the toilet for girls. In the diet, it is necessary for children to eat more vegetables, fruits,...
For children with normal diarrhea, the use of heat-clearing foods will help stop diarrhea in children. . However, for children with pathological diabetes, parents should take the child for examination and treatment at reputable health departments and hospitals.

Need to take the child to the doctor, when the child has the following symptoms:
The child has prolonged urination. Children have symptoms of illness, high fever, fatigue. Crying while urinating. If the child shows signs of diarrhea, parents should let the child visit a medical facility for definitive treatment to avoid affecting the baby's health and activities.
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