subject: Diarrhea and Vomiting In Babies [print this page] For effective newborn baby care you need to know how to treat Diarrhea and vomiting in babies. Diarrhea and vomiting cause a baby to loose body fluids in form of watery discharges, leaving the baby dehydrated and in some severe discomfort. This is a serious condition and can have serious implications on babys health. Diarrhea can be both troubles for kids as well as the parents when frequent change of diapers is required. Untreated diarrhea and vomiting can be fatal. The attack on diarrhea has to be two faced one is to treat what is causing the diarrhea and vomiting and on the other hand replenishing the body with the lost fluids and nutrients. The onset of diarrhea can be sudden and severity will depend on the frequency of diarrhea. The leading cause of both diarrhea and vomiting are viral infections where the gastro enteritis in involved. But other causes can be medical induced diarrhea where the reason could be the antibiotics given to the baby or a simple ear infection or simply the child is being fed too much as overfeeding can also induce vomiting and diarrhea.
The first thing to do when the baby is suffering from diarrhea or vomiting is to start giving them fluids. This should be by giving them home made or ready made re-hydrating solutions in small quantities, sip by sip so that body is able to absorb the nutrients and
the loss of water is made up for. Feeding of babies should continue and it is a good idea to consult a doctor if the symptoms carry on and there is no relief for the baby. Medication for small babies is never a good idea and therefore natural procedures like feeding, re-hydration, liquid diets etc are good solutions. However, if conditions do not improve or there is other complications like blood in the stool etc medical help should be immediately made available to the baby.
Diarrhea and Vomiting In Babies
By: Imran ali
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