| Gastroenteritis - What is it?
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| | diarrhea occur. E. coli, the bacterium
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| Gastroenteritis is an infection of the
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| | commonly found in contaminated water, is
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| intestines (gut). It is usually caused
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| | often blamed.How can gastroenteritis be
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| by bacteria, viruses, parasites and other
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| | prevented? Good personal hygiene is the
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| microbes. It can cause varying degree of
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| | most important step in the prevention of
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| symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea and
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| | gastroenteritis. Always wash your
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| vomiting to severe dehydration.
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| | hands:- After using the toilet.- Before
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| Gastroenteritis usually last for a few
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| | touching food.- After playing with
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| days but in severe causes, it may last
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| | animals or pets. (Seemingly healthy
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| longer.What are the symptoms of
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| | animals or pets may carry germs that are
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| gastroenteritis? The commonest symptom
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| | harmless to them and harmful to us)-
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| is diarrhea. Very often, vomiting can
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| | After gardening and handling dirty
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| also be a prominent feature.
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| | objects.- After handling raw meat and
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| Intermittent cramp pain around the belly
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| | before handling food ready to be
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| button is also common. Pains may subside
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| | eaten.How is gastroenteritis treated in
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| for a while each time after some watery
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| | children? The single most important
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| stool is passed. Fever and headaches are
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| | complication that we are worried about in
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| occasionally noted, especially in very
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| | children with gastroenteritis is
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| young children, where their immune system
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| | dehydration. Luckily, symptoms commonly
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| is still young and fragile.Diarrhea
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| | settle after a few days once the immune
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| usually lasts longer than vomiting by
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| | system starts to 'get on top' of things.
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| several days or more (diarrhea often
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| | The following are commonly advised for
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| continues after the vomiting stops).
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| | children with gastroenteritis: Give the
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| Very often, loose or watery feces may
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| | child plenty of fluids to drink. The
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| persist for one to two weeks before a
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| | objective is to avoid dehydration (lack
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| normal pattern returns.What are the
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| | of body fluid). It is difficult to
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| causes of gastroenteritis? Viruses are
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| | encourage fluid intake while the child is
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| responsible for the majority of cases of
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| | still vomiting, however, you should still
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| gastroenteritis in children. The
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| | give sips as some amount of fluid will
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| commonest virus that causes
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| | still be absorbed. Preferably, water
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| gastroenteritis being the Rotavirus. It
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| | should be the main drink given. -
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| usually causes transient diarrhea and
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| | Rehydration drinks. These are usually
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| vomiting in children under the age of 5.
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| | advised if the doctors are concerned
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| Viruses are easily transmitted from one
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| | about the child's hydration status.
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| person to another by close contact and by
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| | Rehydration drinks can easily be bought
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| consuming food prepared by an infected
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| | from pharmacies. They provide the
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| person.Gastroenteritis can also be caused
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| | perfect balance of water, electrolyte and
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| by consuming infected food (food
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| | sugar that the body needs at times of
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| poisoning). Vomiting is more prominent
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| | diarrhea and vomiting. In fact, they are
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| than diarrhea in a person who has food
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| | better than just consuming water alone.
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| poisoning. There are many types of
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| | The sugar and electrolyte in the
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| bacteria that can cause food poisoning.
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| | rehydration drinks actually help water to
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| Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus and
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| | get absorbed from the gut into the body.
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| Campylobacter are some of the common
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| | Other advice is: the child should eat and
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| ones.Consumption of contaminated water is
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| | drink as normally as possible; medicine
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| also a common cause of gastroenteritis,
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| | should not be given to stop diarrhea and
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| this is especially true in poorer
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| | paracetamol can be given to lower
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| countries, where outbreaks of severe
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| | temperature and to ease headaches.
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