If your child has a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit. This is important if your child becomes ill and you have questions or need advice. Health Home Conditions and Diseases. Diarrhea may be either: Short-term acute. What causes diarrhea? Diarrhea may be caused by many things, including: Bacterial infection Viral infection Trouble digesting certain things food intolerance An immune system response to certain foods food allergy Parasites that enter the body through food or water Reaction to medicines An intestinal disease, such as inflammatory bowel disease A problem with how the stomach and bowels work functional bowel disorder , such as irritable bowel syndrome Surgery on the stomach or gallbladder Children who visit some foreign countries are at risk for traveler's diarrhea.
What are the symptoms of diarrhea? Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. They can include: Cramping Belly abdominal pain Swelling bloating Upset stomach nausea Urgent need to use the bathroom Fever Bloody stools Loss of body fluids dehydration Incontinence The symptoms of diarrhea may look like other health problems. How is diarrhea diagnosed? A stool evaluation to check the stool for blood or fat Blood tests to rule out certain diseases Imaging tests to rule out structural problems Tests to check for food intolerance or allergies A sigmoidoscopy.
How is diarrhea treated? If your child is dehydrated, be sure to: Offer drinks called glucose-electrolyte solutions. Avoid juice or soda. They may make diarrhea worse. Not give plain water to your baby Not give too much plain water to kids of any age. It can be dangerous. Keep breastfeeding your baby. Breastfed babies often have less diarrhea. Keep feeding your baby formula, if you were already doing so What are the complications of diarrhea?
The greatest complication of diarrhea is dehydration. This is more likely with young children and those with a weakened immune system. Dehydration can be mild, moderate, or severe. Mild dehydration is the loss of fluid. Moderate or severe dehydration puts stress on the heart and lungs. In the worst cases it can lead to shock, which is life-threatening.
What can I do to prevent diarrhea? Proper handwashing can reduce the spread of bacteria that may cause diarrhea. Diarrhoea is gastrointestinal disturbance with frequent watery stools.
Symptoms include abdominal pain, feeling sick and fatigue. Contaminated food and drink are the major sources of travellers' diarrhoea. Read more on Better Health Channel website. Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by swallowing the Cryptosporidium parasite.
It mainly causes diarrhoea and stomach cramps. Read more on NSW Health website. Diarrhoea is when more than three loose, watery stools are passed within one day. The stools passed by someone experiencing diarrhoea are between Type 5 and Type 7 on the Bristol Stool Chart.
Diarrhoea may be either acute, lasting for up to two weeks, or chronic, lasting for over four weeks. Read more on Ausmed Education website. Dyspepsia indigestion is a common symptom characterised by discomfort or pain in the upper abdomen. It typically occurs after eating or drinking. Symptoms may include early satiation, uncomfortable fullness, bloating, nausea, vomiting, belching, flatulence, heartburn, regurgitation and diarrhoea.
Gastroenteritis is an infection and inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is a common illness with a variety of causes including viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, chemicals and drugs. There are many kinds of gastroenteritis, most of them contagious. Crohn's disease is a chronic and lifelong gastrointestinal disorder that causes inflammation in the colon, rectum and GI tract.
The preventative measures of food poisoning are: observing basic personal hygiene techniques, careful food preparation, storage and display.
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Read more on Australian Prescriber website. The symptoms of coeliac disease vary markedly from person to person. What is the gold standard for diagnosing coeliac disease? Nausea and vomiting are not conditions themselves - rather, they are non-specific symptoms associated with a variety of conditions.
Nausea describes a feeling of unease in the stomach, chest or throat. Vomiting emesis is the physical act of forcibly ejecting stomach contents through the mouth. Healthdirect Australia is not responsible for the content and advertising on the external website you are now entering. There is a total of 5 error s on this form, details are below.
Please enter your name Please enter your email Your email is invalid. Please check and try again Please enter recipient's email Recipient's email is invalid. Please check and try again Agree to Terms required. It can also be a sign of a foodborne illness, the Mayo Clinic says.
For instance, Campylobacter bacteria is notorious for causing this, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When you have these conditions, your immune system may attack your GI tract to the point that it bleeds, Dr.
Either way, if a good portion of your poop is bloody or black which hints at blood that has oxidized, so bleeding may be coming from higher up in your GI tract , you need to see a doctor right away, Dr. And, as you might guess, you should see your doctor. In the meantime, you can try taking an over-the-counter fever reducer, but be sure to follow the instructions, since drugs like acetaminophen and ibuprofen can cause liver or kidney damage if you take too much, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Lee says. Either way, you want to make sure your doctor looks into it so they can address the root cause of your unintended weight loss. After that, they can prescribe treatment. SELF does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Any information published on this website or by this brand is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, and you should not take any action before consulting with a healthcare professional.
Sometimes there are major red flags that you need to see a doctor to treat your diarrhea. Your diarrhea is bloody or black. You have a fever of more than degrees Fahrenheit.
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