Preventing diseases for children when returning to heaven

Weather changes, environmental pollution is a favorable factor for disease development, especially for young children. So how to handle at home? Dr. Le Kim Hue, Head of Communications and Training Department, HCMC Nutrition Center, said:

- When the weather changes from hot sunny season to rain or sudden cold . the baby is prone to inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract such as: rhinitis, inflammation of VA, sore throat, tonsillitis .; Lower respiratory tract inflammation such as bronchitis, pneumonia .

The cause of the disease is usually caused by viral infections in the air, or spread directly from patients. With symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, fever, when red throat is examined. For children under 1 year old who often fuss, stop eating, stop breastfeeding . If the virus is infected, the above signs will gradually decrease and go away after a few days. On the contrary, it can be more severe due to superinfection - children have continuous high fever, coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty breathing . Children should be taken immediately to medical facilities for timely treatment.

(Artwork: Imagesource.com) At home, when a child is running a runny nose, dry it by using a soft tissue to absorb it. If the nose is thick, it is possible to use physiological saline solution for nasal discharge (every 4 hours and for 3-4 days), instruct children to clean their nose or suck their nose. Use warm water to clean and give children Paracetamol antipyretics 10-15mg / kg (every 4 hours). Keep children warm and avoid drafts. Give children plenty of water, still breast-feed or eat normally with soft, thin, easily digested food, divided into several meals a day.

Diarrhea can occur in all ages but is common in children under 2 years old. Diseases related to eating. Children go to loose stools, more than 3 times / day, with abdominal pain or bloating, anorexia.

Give the child an Oresol solution (ORS) to rehydrate (one pack of ORS mixed with 1 liter of cooled boiled water) note after mixing only during the day, drink about 50-100ml after each bowel and little drink. one. Or salt water sugar (one teaspoon of salt, eight teaspoons of sugar in 1 liter of cooled boiled water). Still breastfed babies, eat normally. When the child has one of the following signs: vomiting much, thirsty, fever, lethargy, feces with mucus and blood . take the child immediately to a medical facility. Note that when children have diarrhea, they should not use drugs that hold diarrhea because it will cause stagnation of toxins in the body.

There is one more disease that can be caused by allergies, with symptoms such as: rash, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, heavier can cause wheezing, shortness of breath . That is body response to external agents such as drugs, food, weather. Usually these symptoms will gradually decrease and go away after a few days, but if prolonged, it will affect the development of the child. Take the child to the doctor for advice on how to care, treat, prevent and choose foods for children.

Early breastfeeding right after birth because breast milk is the best food to help children grow, increase resistance against disease and prevent allergies.

KIM PAINT