loss, with food containing fluids and fluid intake. When the body is unable to replenish the fluids lost by vomiting, diarrhea, fever or exercise then led to dehydration.
Points of recognition of dehydration
Moderate dehydration
• Dry mouth
• Crying without tears
• Drowsiness
• Fewer than six wet diapers a day for infants.
Severe dehydration
• Very dry mouth
• Dry wrinkly skin
• Drowsiness
• Strange, whimsical behavior
• Dark circles around the eyes
• Cold feet and hands
• Fast, weak peripheral pulse
• Heavy, fast breathing
• Disorientation
• Muscle cramps
• at all urine for a few hours
How is dehydration treated?
The treatment of dehydration is to replace lost fluids but also need to stop and cause of dehydration. So…..
If vomiting
Many diseases are manifested by vomiting, some of which are serious and require immediate medical attention, such as meningitis and appendicitis. Therefore always tell your pediatrician and he will tell you if you need to examine your child immediately or give you tips for dealing with vomiting. So some helpful tips are:
• Let your child's stomach to calm: Do not force the child vomiting after getting any liquid. Most likely to take it off immediately. Let the child without food and without fluids for 2-4 hours. The younger the child, the less time we can leave without liquids.
• Epanachorigiste slowly liquids: If moderate dehydration can be attempted rehydration at home with special electrolyte solutions. There are many such solutions with different flavors. You can get them without a prescription after choose the flavor that appeals to your child. CAUTION However, the trick for treatment success is this: Give your child a special solution with the teaspoon. To only give a teaspoonful every 2-3 minutes. If you give him to drink from the cup then the most likely to vomit again. Do not succumb to the crying child very likely seek to drink as much water as he wants from the glass. It takes patience, otherwise vomiting will stop easily. When sure that calmed his stomach your child, then you can gradually increase the amount of allocated liquid.
If you do not love your child the electrolyte solution, you can sample some refreshments after the open before to leave the gas. Also you can try black tea with a little sugar.
• Do not give solid food first 12 hours: Even if your child complains constantly asking to eat, try to distract or if big kid to explain that we have to do a bit of patience. Start with something light like toast, apple, banana, rice or boiled potatoes. It is advisable to avoid the greens and fruits (except apple or banana).
• Stop drugs that are not absolutely necessary: Most drugs irritate the stomach, so the fewer drugs you give the better. If necessary give paracetamol prefer to administer a suppository. The antiemetic drugs are less effective than diet, so do not ever inject unless your doctor tells you.
• Special attention for infants: Infants dehydrate very easily, so you must be very careful and always seek medical advice. Leave the baby hungry, without grant any liquid for 1-2 hours. Then enter a minimum amount of water or tea (5-10ml). If there is vomiting, gradually increase the amount of liquids and slowly return to the milk. If you are breastfeeding your baby to continue breastfeeding, but less time than before and more often.
If you follow the above directions and your child continues to vomit, then be reassessed by the pediatrician. The severe dehydration requires immediate inpatient care with intravenous fluids. So looking at the child, the doctor will decide whether or not you need hospitalization.
In case of diarrhea or fever
If the child makes diarrhea without vomiting, then continue normal diet in mind the following:
• Do not give your child antidiarrheal medication.
• Avoid vegetables and fruit (you can give apple or banana).
• Do not give foods that contain a lot of sugar or other sweeteners. These substances can worsen diarrhea.
• Give the child enough fluids (not just water), preferably the specific solutions, not dehydrated.
If vomiting and diarrhea
In this case, the first concern is to stop the vomiting. So follow the instructions listed above for vomiting. Once you stop vomiting and then follow the diet for the treatment of diarrhea.
If disease
Rarely a child with fever (without diarrhea or vomiting) can be dehydrated, simply because thirst will work automatically and will ask the child immediately liquids. Good however is to inject plenty of fluids to the child with fever, because good hydration makes it feel better.
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