09:29 p.m
Monday 12 September 2022
I wrote – Omnia Qalawun:
Gastritis in children causes unpleasant symptoms, such as watery diarrhea, which may lead to some complications, such as dehydration, but mothers find it difficult to deal with this, and also to provide healthy meals that control symptoms and contribute to recovery.
In the following lines, “Consulto” explains the appropriate diet for children with gastroenteritis, according to Dr. Sherine El-Gayar, Consultant Pediatrician and Clinical Nutrition at Cairo University Hospitals.
Causes of gastroenteritis in children
Children get gastroenteritis as a result of several factors, foremost of which is picking up or eating something contaminated from a surface that has not been cleaned of viral or bacterial microbes or amoeba infection.
Symptoms of gastroenteritis in children
There are symptoms that appear in children in gastroenteritis, such as:
Severe high temperature.
– the pain.
severe diarrhea
Vomiting.
Intestinal cramps.
Among the most prominent complications of the continuation of the symptoms of gastroenteritis, dehydration in the child.
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Gastroenteritis treatment
You must go to the doctor to evaluate the condition of the child with gastroenteritis. We can enter the fluids for the children by suspending the solutions and book him in the hospital, when the child’s health condition worsens and he reaches the hospital, at this time the doctor suspends intravenous solutions, to replace the lost fluids.
Lost fluids should be compensated by giving the child the necessary fluids, so that the symptoms highlighted by vomiting and diarrhea do not increase the risk of dehydration, as a result of a disturbance in the elements in the body such as sodium and potassium, indicating the need to compensate for this through appropriate drinks and foods at that stage.
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Diet for children with gastroenteritis
At this stage, the child may be able to take the following foods and drinks by mouth:
Boiled potatoes: because they contain a high percentage of carbohydrates that contribute to the treatment of diarrhea.
Soup: Soup helps slow down bowel movements.
Protein: Eating a sufficient amount of protein contributes to reducing bowel movement, as well as eliminating the side effects of gastroenteritis.
– Apples: Apples contribute to the compensation of the necessary elements for the child.
Bananas: Bananas help replace the missing elements in the children’s body.
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Forbidden foods in a child’s gastroenteritis
“Al-Jayar” recommended that mothers should keep infected children away from eating zucchini or grapes, as well as avoiding vegetables and fruits, because they are rich in dietary fibers that cause an increase in bowel movement, thus the risk of side effects such as watery diarrhea.
She advised the therapeutic nutrition consultant to take care of the surfaces and clean them continuously.
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