One day ago, Xiao Min's 1-year-old boy Xiaoyun suddenly had high fever, her body temperature was above 38℃ for a long time, accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting. From the onset of the disease to the treatment, Xiaoyun has vomited twice and has diarrhea 7-8 times.

1 days ago, Xiaomin, a 11-year-old boy from Da , suddenly had high fever , and his body temperature was above 138℃ for a long time. was accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting. From the onset of to the treatment, Xiaoyun has vomited 2 times and had diarrhea 7-8 times.

After Xiao Min was extremely anxious, she sent Xiao Yun to the hospital, the doctor told her that Xiao Yun suffered from common children's autumn diarrhea. Recalling that some mothers have complained about her baby's diarrhea recently, Xiao Min was a little confused about why diarrhea showed seasonality.

In fact, every autumn and winter, there are many parents who are worried about due to diarrhea from their own babies. For these parents, their babies not only cannot stop diarrhea, but also often have symptoms of fever and vomiting , which makes them feel heartbroken.

So, everyone knows why infants and young children are more prone to diarrhea in autumn and winter, and what should parents do?

Why are children more prone to diarrhea in autumn and winter?

html from to 2 February of the following year are the peak season for diarrhea in children with .

The originally lively and active baby is likely to become sluggish under the invasion of diarrhea. It is just a common thing to have diarrhea in a day. Some mothers may wonder why their babies are more likely to have diarrhea during autumn and winter? Is it because the weather is getting colder?

In fact, this kind of diarrhea that shows obvious seasonality is actually different from ordinary diarrhea. It is caused by a pathogen called rotavirus . Because the high incidence season is autumn and winter, is called autumn diarrhea .

causes diarrhea in autumn. In addition to the cooler weather in , the baby's resistance is reduced , the active of rotavirus cannot be ignored. Rotavirus is the main pathogen that causes diarrhea in children and is named after it resembles a wheel. Almost all young children around the world have been infected with rotavirus.

Autumn and winter is the active period of rotavirus, and at this time, infants and young children with poor resistance will become more likely to get sick due to seasonal changes, thus becoming infected with rotavirus.

Rotavirus mainly attacks small intestinal epithelial cells of infected people, and causes autumn diarrhea. in autumn diarrhea is generally onset faster, and the total course of the disease is generally 15 to 8 days. During , children will experience symptoms of fever and vomiting of for about 12 days, accompanied by cough, runny nose and other cold symptoms.

After to 2 days of , the children will experience diarrhea symptoms. Some children may have diarrhea more than a dozen times a day.

onset time and severity of symptoms in autumn diarrhea. mainly depends on the age and physique of the child. This disease is more common in infants and young children under years old, and children from months to 3 years old are the main diseased group.

This is mainly because babies under 16 months of html carry antibodies from the mother. is not prone to illness. After months, antibodies gradually disappear, but the immune level has not yet reached the adult level, so it is more susceptible to pathogens.

After years old, infants and young children have greatly improved their digestive system and immune system, so the chance of suffering from autumn diarrhea will also be reduced accordingly.

In addition to infants and young children between months and 3 years old, those infants and young children who are malnourished and non-breasted or have poor resistance to are susceptible to diarrhea in autumn and need to pay special attention.

Although the diarrhea in autumn itself is not serious, and the disease shows self-limiting (that is, will heal itself within a certain period of time, and cold is a typical self-limiting disease), the complications it brings cannot be ignored.

Autumn diarrhea will not only cause a series of problems such as vomiting, loss of appetite, and fever in children, which will seriously affect the quality of life, but will also cause dehydration in children, and electrolyte disorders due to excessive diarrhea.

dehydration and electrolyte disorder are both harmful to the health of children and even endanger life. In some developing countries , dehydration is also the main cause of death in children due to diarrhea in autumn.

In addition, rotavirus can also destroy intestinal mucosal cells, and reduces the absorption capacity of intestinal cells and lactase secretion capacity, resulting in indigestion in children ranging from several days to weeks and lactose intolerance.

In short, diarrhea in autumn does not seem to be serious and will be cured within a specific time, but its health hazards to infants and young children cannot be ignored. So if your baby has fall diarrhea, what should parents do?

What should I do if my child has fall diarrhea?

Autumn diarrhea seems simple, but you should not be careless when dealing with it. Parents should do the following:

(1) Reasonable medication

When your child has autumn diarrhea, many parents think of the first thing they think of is to give their children antidiarrhea drugs, especially ciprofloxacin , levofloxacin and other antibiotic drugs.

But in fact, antibiotics are only effective against bacterial , and autumn diarrhea is caused by viruses. Antibiotics do not work on the virus, but are more likely to "help badly."

This is because if antibiotics are abused, they will easily affect the intestinal bacterial of the users. After all, antibiotics will not only work on harmful bacteria but are ineffective against beneficial bacteria . The balance of intestinal flora is also very important for human immunity . Taking antibiotics at will not only fail to treat autumn diarrhea, but may also be counterproductive. destroys the microbalance of intestinal flora, and aggravates the condition.

Will the baby suffer from autumn diarrhea and cannot take medicine? Of course, although for self-limiting diseases, taking medication is more about to relieve symptoms and shorten the course of , it is still necessary to take some medications.

For children with autumn diarrhea, it is usually recommended to take montmorillonite powder , which is a type of digestive tract mucosa protection preparation . It can inhibit and fix the toxin produced by pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract, and also has a certain protective effect on the digestive tract mucosa.

Appropriately taking intestinal microecological preparations such as probiotic can also help relieve symptoms and shorten the condition. However, it should be noted that medications for autumn diarrhea should be carried out under the guidance of professional doctors.

(2) Do not fast

When the baby has fall diarrhea, some parents either feel that their children are having diarrhea and eating will increase the burden on the stomach or feel that their children will suffer from malnutrition due to diarrhea, so they will give it a special supplement. But in fact, for autumn diarrhea, does not need to fast, , but it is also not necessary to let children eat too many high-oil, high-sugar, and high-protein foods.

How should I eat it? Two key points: one is that is nutritionally balanced, and the other is that is that is easy to digest.

Generally speaking, as long as the child does not vomit frequently, does not need to fast. After diarrhea, it is enough to continue to maintain the original diet, but it is necessary to ensure balanced nutrition, and it is best to have rice paste, porridge, noodles, yogurt, and other foods that are easy to digest .

Furthermore, after diarrhea, it is not only the spicy, raw, cold and fried foods that are easy to increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. Some foods rich in dietary fiber, may also increase the burden on the stomach and intestines because they originally promoted gastrointestinal peristalsis. is not friendly to diarrhea. Common ones include celery, cauliflower, bamboo shoots, apple , etc.

(3) Prevent dehydration

If children have too many diarrhea, there is a risk of dehydration. Generally speaking, when the child experiences thirst, less urine, reduced sweat, poor skin elasticity, dry lips, and listlessness, it means that dehydration occurs.

At this time, you need to take oral rehydration salt to replenish water and electrolytes, following the principle of small amounts and multiple times .But generally speaking, in the early stages of diarrhea in children with , parents of should consciously take oral rehydration salt to prevent dehydration.

In addition, for children with excessive diarrhea or have symptoms of dehydration, you can take racemic catotro and other to reduce intestinal water secretion of , which can help relieve diarrhea symptoms and prevent dehydration.

In addition to preventing dehydration , preventing electrolyte disorders is also important. Babies are prone to losing various electrolytes during diarrhea, , especially zinc element . Therefore, you can appropriately supplement zinc or take compound electrolyte preparations.

Of course, no matter what medicine you take, it is best to have the guidance of a professional doctor. Even if it is over-the-counter medicine, don’t give it to your children at will.

Want to prevent autumn diarrhea? It is important to do this well

is now in the high season for diarrhea in autumn. In addition to the blessing of climate, the contagiousness of diarrhea in autumn also makes it more rampant. Therefore, in order to prevent autumn diarrhea, it is important to cut off the source of transmission .

Otherwise, even if the baby's dietary nutrition is ensured to keep the baby's abdomen warm, may suffer from autumn diarrhea due to infection with rotavirus .

can start from three aspects, including to reduce outdoor contact, pay attention to daily hygiene, and to get vaccinated.

Rotavirus mainly transmits fecal-oral transmission , , but contacts objects contaminated by the infected person or is in close contact with the infected person, may also be infected with rotavirus. In addition, rotavirus may also be transmitted in the air through droplets . Therefore, it is necessary to reduce outdoor contact with , especially to avoid taking children to places where is crowded.

In terms of daily hygiene, before feeding children, you must scald the tableware with boiling water, and should be reasonably divided if conditions permit. At the same time, we should urge the child to wash his hands before and after meals, and parents should wash his hands in time after urination and defecation to prevent the baby from being invaded by pathogens in the residual feces.

In addition, in order to reduce the risk of children suffering from autumn diarrhea, it is also recommended to vaccinate infants and young children with rotavirus vaccine.

rotavirus vaccine is divided into pentavalent and unit price. The protection rate of pentavalent vaccine is higher, reaching 5.5%, but it needs to be paid for at your own expense. Unit-price vaccine is free, the protection rate is slightly poor, the protection time is years, and needs to be vaccinated once a year.

chooses unit price or pentavalent vaccine, mainly depending on the physical condition of the infant and young children, and is vaccinated from from to October every year.

Of course, even if the child has been vaccinated, the daily hygiene work that should be done must be done well. In addition, ensures indoor air circulation, keeps the abdomen of infants and young children warm, and properly strengthens children's physical exercise. is also an effective way to prevent autumn diarrhea.

summary

Autumn diarrhea is a diarrhea disease caused by in autumn and winter, is infected with rotavirus . fever, vomiting, frequent diarrhea is a typical symptom of diarrhea in autumn. In severe cases, it can cause dehydration, and electrolyte disorders in children.

For autumn diarrhea, parents should not blindly give . , especially antibiotic drugs. has no practical effect on viral autumn diarrhea, and may also be counterproductive. In addition to the rational use of to treat , it is also important to prevent dehydration and to treat . Diarrhea in autumn is not difficult to prevent. Doing a good job in hygiene of children and regularly receiving the rotavirus vaccine can effectively prevent it.

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