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Today we are here with some important information about a common disease. And it is diarrhea. This is not a deadly disease. But you can’t ignore it too. The incidence of diarrhea increases with any natural disaster, especially during floods. Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of infant mortality in Bangladesh. Most diarrhea does not require medication.
Only Saline works really well. However, dehydration occurs when water and salty substances are excreted from the body in the case of diarrhea. Diarrhea can sometimes be accompanied by fever, vomiting, or abdominal pain. We’ll talk about that in the following section. So let’s start with the main article.
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Symptoms Of Diarrhea
I think the symptoms of diarrhea are already known to us. This is one of the common diseases. But in the following, we have collected some main symptoms of diarrhea. Diarrhea symptoms may vary for some people.
- Loose, watery stools
- Abdominal cramps
- Abdominal pain
- Fever
- Blood in the stool
- Mucus in the stool
- Bloating
- Nausea
- Urgent need to have a bowel movement
- A weakening of the body
- Decreased appetite
- Vomiting occurs early in the onset of diarrhea. Later in many cases, vomiting decreases
- The fever is not very intense. In most cases, the body is mildly warm.
We hardly recommend you contact a specialist doctor if you have one of these diarrhea symptoms in you.
Diarrhea Causes
Diarrhea can occur in your body for a poor lifestyle. Or by eating something that already had the bacteria of Diarrhea. Somehow the bacteria went into your body. And that is how diarrhea took place in your body.
- Diarrhea occurs when you are infected with germs and bacteria.
- Diarrhea is spread by drinking contaminated water.
- Eating contaminated food or rotten food causes diarrhea.
- Diarrhea can occur if you live in an unhealthy environment or do not maintain personal hygiene.
- Diarrhea can also be caused by taking food or drink from an unhealthy environment while traveling.
Prevention Of Diarrhea
According to UNICEF research, washing hands with soap after defecation reduces the risk of diarrhea by 40 percent. Therefore, adults and children should develop the habit of washing their hands before and after eating. Nails should be kept short at all times. Especially in children’s cases, they play outside, take small things in their hands, and put them in their mouths. So hands should be kept clean at all times.
We have to do it ourselves. Children also have to take responsibility. Meals should be covered at all times. Food should be kept in a clean place. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap after coming out of the toilet. If you do not have soap on hand, you should wash your hands with ash. Then you should wash your hands well with more water. Eating saline and zinc tablets should be kept in every home at all times. Taking zinc tablets on the advice of a doctor reduces the risk of diarrhea in the future.
In this regard, ABM Abdullah, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, said, “The simpler the risk of dying from diarrhea, the easier it is to prevent diarrhea. So it is possible to avoid diarrhea or such waterborne diseases with a little awareness.
What To Do If You Have Diarrhea
As long as diarrhea lasts, the patient should be given saline. Saline prevents dehydration in the body. Cholera causes diarrhea of 20-30 liters of water per day; Which is harmful to the body.
Giving saline, rice starch, or any other pure drink to a patient suffering from diarrhea will reduce salt and water deficiency in the body. However, if the deficit is high, then cholera saline should be given.
If the child has diarrhea, special care should be taken at home. Such as:
Repeatedly eat saline. Babies under six months of age should be fed only breast milk and saline. More liquid foods such as rice starch, Chira water, coconut water should be eaten. Before preparing food, the baby should wash his hands with soap before feeding and go to the toilet.
The baby should continue to be fed normal food. You have to eat a little repetitive. Babies who are breastfed need to be breastfed frequently. Zinc should be taken according to the doctor’s advice. Bottle feeding should be avoided. Spoons should be used when feeding young children. And please seek expert doctor’s advice to ensure the best treatment.
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