Children have weak gastrointestinal function and weak immunity, so they are more prone to gastrointestinal diseases, such as diarrhea, which can be considered the most common gastrointestinal disease. If parents discover that their child has diarrhea, they must take timely measures. So, what are the characteristics of pediatric diarrhea?
There are many characteristics of pediatric diarrhea, such as increased frequency and volume of bowel movements, and changes in their nature. The child's stool frequency is more than 3 times, and the stool is relatively loose, and there may even be mucous purulent bloody stool. Parents should pay attention that when judging diarrhea, the characteristics of feces are more important than the frequency of defecation.
If a child has an increase in the frequency of bowel movements, but the stool has formed, it cannot be considered diarrhea. When the baby is still breastfeeding, if breastfed, the frequency of bowel movements is 2-4 times a day, and it is in a paste like state, which is not diarrhea. When a child has diarrhea, there may also be other adverse symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, etc.
There are many factors that can cause diarrhea, such as catching a cold, but diarrhea caused by catching a cold is generally not very severe and has a short duration. If diarrhea is caused by intestinal infection, the child should be taken to the hospital, and parents should take good care of them, such as increasing the baby's water intake, which can avoid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
